Buffalo Clover
Trifolium reflexum
Buffalo clover is a declining native clover with bicolored red-and-white flower heads in spring, a nitrogen-fixing legume that supports bees and is a conservation-worthy native for sunny meadows.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- red, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO, NC, OK, SC, TX