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
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- red, pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV