crimson clover

Scarlet pasture plant

Crimson clover is a flowering plant with distinctive deep red, cone-shaped blooms, grown as a cover crop to enrich soil with nitrogen and prevent erosion.

It's also planted for forage and as an ornamental.

Native to Europe, it thrives in temperate climates: The fields were carpeted with crimson clover in early spring.

Related

cover crop · seed mix · blood red · green manure · plant · drought tolerant · nitrogen fixation · pollination · pasture · vetch · livestock feed · spring bloom · sustainable agriculture · organic farming · soil fertility · soil health · erosion control · biennial

Opposites
color in plant names

crimson cloverwhite clover

Low-growing pasture legume

blue bonnets · blue bonnet · blue violet · bluebells · bluebell

plant type/family

crimson clovergrass

Narrow-leaved ground cover

Kentucky bluegrass · ryegrass · wheat · daisy · corn

agricultural function

crimson clovercash crop

Produce grown for sale

corn · wheat · cotton · tobacco · soybeans

Family

crimson, clover, crimsoning, clovers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G