Red Clover Seeds - Medicinal Herb & Ground Cover
Red Clover Seeds - Medicinal Herb & Ground Cover - 1 Packet is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Grow your own Red Clover with this packet of biennial herb seeds. Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a versatile plant known for its puffy purplish red flowers. It should not be confused with Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum), an annual clove with deep red cone-shaped flowers. Red Clover is winter hardy, but less tolerant of heat and is often grown as an annual or fall crop in southern climates. It is a highly versatile plant, grown as a medicinal herb, edible food crop, green manure, hay production, livestock forage, and soil builder. This lovely ground cover creates an attractive flowered carpet for your garden or pasture that is a pollinator-friendly alternative or addition to grass turf lawns.
- Versatile Red Clover - Red Clover, sometimes called wild clover or purple clover, is a biennial or short-lived perennial with globe-shaped lavender to pinkish-purple flowers that bloom in spring and are highly attractive to bees. Its compound leaf has three leaflets The pretty blossoms are also used as a medicinal herb, usually as tea. It supports women's health, cardiovascular well-being, digestion, respiratory issues, and skin health.
- Multipurpose Plant - Cultivating a plot of Red Clover helps promote a self-reliant lifestyle. This incredibly helpful plant has many uses around the homestead: as a medicinal herb, food crop, ground cover, erosion control, and more. It is popular as a drought-resistant, shade-tolerant lawn replacement or addition, and can be used as a food plot for cows, deer, buffalo, and other livestock.
Heirloom Herb Seeds
All of our seeds are open-pollinated, non-GMO, heirloom varieties with tested germination rates
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Self-Reliance For The Future
- Sustainable Living - Cultivating your own herbs contributes to a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Growing your herbs allows for fresher and more flavorful additions to your dishes compared to store-bought alternatives. Plus, cultivating herbs provides a habitat for beneficial insects, promoting biodiversity in your garden.
- Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Each package also has instructions for saving seeds after harvest. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
- Quality Seeds - Plant now or store for future growing seasons. These seeds will remain viable for years if stored in a cool dry location. Our safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds are always open-pollinated, naturally grown, untreated, and selected to ensure the best germination rates
Frequently Asked Questions
What are heirloom seeds?
What are heirloom seeds?
Heirloom seeds are the types of seeds your grandparents grew. These varieties have been passed down from generation to generation. They’re old reliable open-pollinated varieties that aren’t typically grown commercially. Instead, they have a rich history that predates modern breeding techniques.
You can learn more about open-pollinated, heirloom, and non-GMO seeds in our Survival Garden Training blog.
Where are Survival Garden Seeds sourced?
Where are Survival Garden Seeds sourced?
The majority of our seeds are sourced in the United States, with a few exceptions when the seed is difficult to source domestically. Whenever we do have to source outside of the US, we ensure our seeds are safe to grow, non-GMO varieties that meet our standards for germination and reliability.
Are your seeds treated?
Are your seeds treated?
No, we do not pre-treat our farmer seeds. All of our garden seeds for sale are untreated, open-pollinated, non-GMO, and heirloom varieties. They are kept in temperature-controlled cooler storage until they are packed and shipped to keep them pest and disease-free.
In what zones can I grow your seeds?
In what zones can I grow your seeds?
The seeds in our collections are specifically chosen from varieties that can be successfully grown from Zone 3 to Zone 10 USDA Hardiness Zones. However, individual varieties have specific needs to thrive in different environments. Each seed pack has optimal temperatures for germination and instructions on seed starting. Consult local frost dates to plan your garden and get the most out of your seeds.
What is the shelf life of these gardening seeds?
What is the shelf life of these gardening seeds?
Our seeds will generally last for 3-10 years if they are appropriately stored in a cool, dry place. However, we encourage you to grow your survival seeds within a year or two of purchase. This yields the best germination rates possible and also gives you more experience growing survival food now. At the end of the growing season, follow the instructions on the back of each packet for saving seeds for future gardens. These new seeds for survival will be more adapted to thrive in the growing conditions where you are.
