White Sweet Clover (Melilotus Alba) - Sweet clovers are widely used as erosion controls, ground cover, forage, and honey production. Clover is a legume and has nitrogen fixing capabilities, thereby improving soils for other crops. . It has been seen as a weed by some, but also seen as a useful plant for forage, soil management and honeybee production by others. White sweet clover requires moist soils and cool temperatures for germination and is generally seeded from bulk clover seeds in early spring to accommodate these conditions. White sweet clover produces a white flower and the blooms are sweet smelling which are a favorite of honey bees. While technically a perennial, white sweet clover is not persistent and is used as a biennial and reseeded annually to provide consistent coverage. It does well in a variety of soils and has no pH preference. The average germination time is seven to 10 days for white sweet clover seeds.
