Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA

A winter annual legume with showy crimson-scarlet flower spikes that bloom in spring and early summer. Commonly used as a cover crop and nitrogen-fixing green manure, though also attractive in gardens and meadows.

Companion Planting

Plants well with

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cabbage, broccoli, and allies

Brassica oleracea

Crimson clover's nitrogen fixation benefits brassica crops, and it can be cut and used as a nitrogen-rich mulch.

Traditional

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