Wild White Clover -trifolium repens – grows best in well-drained grassland and is suited to poor soils on sites in sunlight or semi-shade. In the wild, plants occur on roadsides and in old meadows. It is increasingly common to find agriculture varieties of this plant growing in the wild, which are larger and grow more vigorously. The true wild white clover is far more attractive and normally has smaller flowers. Plants offer a plentiful supply of nectar for bees and in the wild, White Clover can attract the Common Blue as a breeding butterfly, which will sometimes lay its eggs on the plant. White Clover is a low growing species with a creamy white flowers often tinged with pink, that appear from April to October. It looks best growing with other wild flowers that bloom in mid-summer such as Oxeye daisies, Bird’s foot trefoil, Red Clover and Field Scabious.