- Name: Red Clover - Scientific Name: Trifolium Pratense - Color: Rose - Mauve - Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost - Bloom Time: Late Spring - Mid Summer - Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8 - Plant Height: 18 - 24" - Plant Spacing: 18 - 24" - Light Requirements: Sun - Soil Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 1500 Seeds - Other: Red Clover Has A Long Bloom Time Of 1 - 2 Months Is A Friend Of The Animals. The 1" Flowers Have A Fragrance Like Honey, Attract Bees Bumble Bees. It Is An Important Nectar Plant For Honey Bees Butterflies Including Swallowtails Monarchs. Birds Like Grouse, Pheasant, Turkey Eat The Seeds. The Foliage Is A Favorite Of Rabbits Groundhogs. Red Clover Is Often Grown As A Deer Plot Plant. It Is A Legume, So Will Help The Soil?s Nitrogen Levels. Clover Can Be Naturalized, Is A Good Forage Crop For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Making It A Popular Green Manure Crop. It Also Has A Long List Of Medicinal Properties, Can Be Made In To A Tea.