Looking for Perennial Drought-Resistant, Heat Loving White Clover

[lifegardener]

Looking for Perennial Drought-Resistant, Heat Loving White Clover.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

This would be grown in hardiness zones: 10a, 10b and 9b

 

[Meadowlark]

White clover (Trifolium repens) is the closest clover to meeting your requirements that I am aware of.

White clover is the most resilient of the clover genus. It comes back every year here. However, it won't grow much when temps get above 85 deg. Compare that to other clovers like crimson that does not like temps above 70 deg.

 

[lifegardener]

White clover (Trifolium repens) is the closest clover to meeting your requirements that I am aware of.

White clover is the most resilient of the clover genus. It comes back every year here. However, it won't grow much when temps get above 85 deg. Compare that to other clovers like crimson that does not like temps above 70 deg.

Thankyou. Should temperatures exceed 85deg, will it tend to burn/scorch?

 

[Meadowlark]

It may depend somewhat on your location. Here, with those increasing temps the native grasses really take off and with the white clover not growing it pretty much gets smothered out until the next year. Our Bahia grass for example loves hot weather, and thrives in temps above 85 deg.

 

[lifegardener]

Thanks for the update.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Thanks for the update.

I notice the white clover here grows along the same ways our fescue does, a late summer deep heat might not get yo a mature stand because its roots are shaded and it can still be a moist summer. Let it get dry and hot and they retreat, especially if mown short.