17 March 2025
Completely satisfied St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s and Eire’s shamrock image is a leaf cluster of both lesser clover or white clover. We don’t see a lot lesser clover (Trifolium dubium) within the U.S. however we used to have numerous white clover. After I was a baby our lawns had been a mix of grass and white clover (Trifolium repens).
The combination labored effectively as a result of clover units nitrogen in its roots and naturally fertilizes the grass. As youngsters we used to seek for fortunate 4-leaf clovers within the yard.
However occasions modified. Folks didn’t need weeds within the garden and the simplest approach to take away them was to unfold weed killer that focused broadleaf vegetation. Clover is a broadleaf so it died and fertilizer needed to be added to the chemical combine.
These neighboring lawns in New Jersey present each forms of garden therapies. At high is a chemically handled garden with out broadleaf vegetation. At backside is an quaint grass-and-clover combine. When you can’t see the dividing line, click on on the photograph to see the divide.
Likelihood is you’ll should seek for fortunate 4-leaf clovers in a photograph as an alternative of on the garden. What number of are on this photograph? (Click on on it to see a bigger model.)
p.s. False Shamrock: The “shamrock” plant usually offered round St. Patrick’s Day just isn’t associated to clover. “False shamrock” or “purple shamrock” (Oxalis triangularis) is native to Brazil.
