Higgs Boson wrote:

Last year I bought a flat of Pink Clover and went to a LOT of trouble
to spread the little plants around an area where I wanted ground
cover. At first they did fine;seemed to be spreading; bore those cute
tiny flowers.

But last few months, the leaves have turned red.

Does that mean this is an ANNUAL???!!!! That the plant is dying? Or
is it going into -- can't think of the word; my mind is going g -
temporary inactivity? Or what else could be happening? It's July,
facrynoutloud; plants should be flourishing.

Any experience out there?

some clovers die back after
flowering for a bit until the
rains return.

if the area is regularly mowed you
might want to raise the blade height
as it gets dryer to let the plant
shade the soil.

also perhaps add different species
to the mix that are more drought and
heat tolerant. the green ferny yarrows
work well here in the lawn and in
gardens (i much prefer them over the
more coarsely leaved silvery yarrows
we have that are bright yellow when
they flower). the ferny kinds when
left alone flower and you can get them
in white, pale yellow, pink and red
(probably other colors too, but those
are what we've got here). i never go
out of the way to water them and they
do fine. in the lawn, they stay green
even when the grasses and clovers go
dormant.


songbird