MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS (L.) LAM.

Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover

Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover

Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover is a biennial legume clover crop. Yellow Blossom blooms a few weeks earlier than White Blossom and is a favorite for cover cropping. It produces a large amount of biomass and can generate a quite a bit of nitrogen. With its long tap roots, it is also noted for scavenging excess nutrients in the soil and helping improve soil drainage. Yellow Blossom is also a favorite of honey bees, and is commonly planted as an insectary crop. Sweet Clovers have a poor feed value and are not recommended for livestock feed or forage. This seed has a protective coating and comes pre-inoculated with rhizobacteria.

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Key features

  • Earlier blooming than white blossom
  • Excellent nitrogen fixation
  • High biomass producer
  • Loosens hard packed soils
  • Pulls nutrients from deep in soil

Segment Forage
Category Clover
Species Clover
Sci. Name MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS (L.) LAM.
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 260,000
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/8-1/4"
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 6-8
Planting Times Early Spring - Late Summer/Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 6-7