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Fabaceae
Spotted bur-clover
Medicago arabica
Also known as Spotted medic, Medicago arabica, California burclover, Medicago cordata
Native Plants · Bur-Clover · Clover · Ground Cover · Pollinator · Meadow · Green Manure · Low Maintenance · Wildflower · Spreading · Legume
Spotted bur-clover is a low-growing perennial clover ideal for meadow mixes, lawn alternatives, or green manure in garden beds. It tolerates a range of soils and partial shade, spreading readily to form a dense, weed-suppressing mat. It provides excellent pollinator value with its small yellow flowers and requires virtually no maintenance once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil consistently moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days during active growth; reduce in dry summer months
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 8 in – 20 in
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Chatham Is., Chile Central, China Southeast, Corse, Costa Rica, Cyprus
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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