One of the very simple methods of propagating lucky clover is by growing it from seeds. It works both outdoors and in a pot on the windowsill. Where do you get seeds and how do you sow lucky clover?
How do you propagate lucky clover from seeds?
Propagate lucky clover from seeds is easy: buy seeds from garden shops or get them from your own plants, choose suitable soil and sow thinly, keep the substrate moist, keep it warm and bright. Sow in autumn for New Year's Eve or in spring for the garden.
Win lucky clover seeds
The lucky charm doesn't need much care. It blooms reliably, even when grown in a pot. However, you must ensure that the flowers are fertilized so that you can harvest seeds. Simply place flowering lucky clover in a pot outdoors for a few days. In the open field, fertilization of lucky clover by bees and other insects is not a problem.
The flowers develop into seed capsules containing many small seeds. They must be picked and then stored in a dry place until sowing.
Of course you can also get seeds (€21.00 on Amazon) from garden shops.
When do you sow lucky clover?
The best time for sowing depends on what you want to propagate the lucky clover for. If you want to keep the lucky clover as an ornamental plant in the garden, sow it directly outdoors in spring as soon as frost is no longer expected, usually at the end of May.
If you want to give away small pots of lucky clover for New Year's Eve, sow the seeds in autumn.
The right soil for sowing
Lucky clover is not demanding when it comes to the soil. You can use normal garden soil as well as commercial potting soil. But it shouldn't be too nutrient-rich.
Sowing lucky clover from seeds
- Prepare cultivation pots
- Sowing seeds thinly
- cover lightly with substrate
- keep moist
- alternatively, stretch foil over the pot
- set up bright and warm
- Prick out after emergence
The lucky clover seed only germinates when it is quite warm. It must not dry out but it must not be kept too moist either.
To give as a gift, simply let the lucky clover grow in the pot. Prick out plants that are too close together.
You may only plant the young lucky clover plants outdoors in the spring after the Ice Saints.
Lucky clover sows itself outdoors
If you grow lucky clover outdoors, the plant will self-seed. Since it also reproduces via underground runners, it quickly overgrows the entire garden. It therefore makes sense to sow lucky clover in bowls that you place in the beds in summer.
Lucky clover is only partially hardy. It can tolerate temperatures down to minus ten degrees, but only for a short time. If you want to be on the safe side, you should dig up the bulbs in the fall and overwinter them indoors.
Tip
Lucky clover is not poisonous. However, the leaves contain a lot of oxalic acid, which when consumed in high concentrations can lead to stomach and intestinal problems. Therefore, make sure that small children and especially small animals such as hamsters, rabbits, etc. Don't eat too much of the leaves.