white clover

Also known as: creeping clover; Dutch clover; honey stalks; honeysuckle grass; lamb's suckling; sheep's gowan; clover grass; common clover; gowan; shamrock

Small-leaved white clover is a creeping perennial that roots at the nodes. Between May and October, on long stalks, it bears rounded heads of creamy white flowers, sometimes with a hint of pale pink that fade to brown. Leaves are trifoliate - or four leaved, if you're lucky! Leaves have rounded tips and often bear a white mark. Valuable to wood mice, bumblebees and common blue butterflies