Sowing Rate Advice
4kg per acre / 10kg per ha.
Can be sown as a pure stand or combined with short term grassed and other annual clovers like crimson & berseem clover.
Mixture Sowing Rate Advice
0.5 - 2kg per acre / 1.25 - 5kg per ha.
This annual can be aggressive, so keep inclusion rates low if combining with less aggressive grass species.
Ideal Sowing Time
April - May is the ideal time for sowing in the spring, when soils are warming up. Persian clover will not establish under cold temperatures and is unlikely to be successful if sowing extends too far into September.
Management
Persian clover is usually only cut once and may be cut high at an early stage if weed control is required. If cut at full flowering there will be little regrowth, and often it will kill the plant off. Normally winter frosts will kill Persian clover before the following spring crop.
Distinguishing characteristics
Seed
Persian clover is rounded to oblong in shape, with a variation in colour ranging from yellow to green to brown. It has a smooth and shiny texture, approximately 2mm in length.
Seedling
The seedling produces a pair of oblong cotyledons joined by petioles to the stem. The first true leaf is more rounded, leading to the development of the trifoliate leaf shape.
Flowering Plant