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Red Clover Tortoise Plants
Price range: £1.45 through £3.95
Description
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) – Tortoise-Safe Feeding Plant
- All our animal food plants have been grown in organic certified peat free growing media.
- Grown without chemical sprays, pesticides, herbicides or fungicides. This means there is not risk of any chemical residue in the plant.
- Our plant list has been generated from the Tortoise Society eating list.
- All our plants are safe and suitable for tortoises to eat.
- Red Clover is a natural source of fibre and minerals that supports healthy digestion. Ideal as part of a varied and balanced tortoise diet.
- Easy to grow in pots or outdoors. Prefers full sun to partial shade and regrows well after grazing.
- Growth may slow during colder months.
- Always wash before feeding. Introduce new foods gradually.
Additional information
| Common Name | Red Clover |
|---|---|
| Annual, Perennial or Biennial | Perennial |
| Latin Name | Trifolium Pratense |
| Height | 15 – 30cm but up to 50cm in some conditions |
| Flowering Time | May – October |
| Colour | Red Or Pink |
| Management | Red Clover grows best in well-drained or dry, neutral or alkaline soils but will cope with mild acid soil. It prefers to be in full sunlight but will cope with dappled shade. They will grow in hay meadows and pastures with moderate grazing. The latter causing the plant to maintain a smaller size/height. Red clover stands that are one year old or older should be cut at least 3 or 4 times in a season. In newly sown grasslands they can in the first 2-3 years become dominant and cutting back or small scale control may be necessary but this outcome is dependant on the site conditions. |
| Fact Sheet Included | Yes |
| Size | 99cc, 9cm pot |
