Highly productive hard seeded species with deep root structure enabling excellent late spring/early summer growth. Adapted to deep acid sands but does not tolerate waterlogging or saline soils. White flower developing pink tinge. Suitable for grazing, hay and silage. Non bloating.
Key attributes
- Late maturity extends grazing into summer
- Deep rooting exploits subsoil moisture
- High dry matter yield
- Suppresses summer weed species
- High proportion of hard seed for persistence
- Simple and economic seed production
About this variety
Arrowleaf is a late maturing annual clover, and its lateness is the whole reason to sow it. Most annual legumes in a Mediterranean system have finished and dried off by the time spring is over, leaving a feed gap before summer forage is available. Arrowleaf keeps producing into that gap, extending the grazing period into summer.
It is deep rooting, which is what allows it to do that. A deep root exploits subsoil moisture that shallower rooted annual legumes cannot reach, so the plant is still growing when others have run out of water. That same root architecture makes it useful for opening up the soil profile.
Dry matter yield is high, and the standing crop suppresses summer weed species that would otherwise take the paddock once the winter pasture has gone. It is an aerial seeding clover with a high proportion of hard seed, which is the basis of its ability to come back year after year.
Arrowleaf also produces seed simply and economically compared to many legumes, which keeps the cost of the pasture phase down and makes it practical to hold a stand over several seasons rather than resowing.
Planting & grazing notes
Suitable for grazing, hay and silage. Late maturity – extends grazing period into summer. Arrowleaf Clover extends the grazing phase beyond that of traditional Subterranean Clover pastures by some 4 to 8 weeks into summer. This extended growth into summer provides high quality grazing and suppresses growth of summer weeds.
Disease & pest resistance
Deep-rooted / high hard seed content supports persistence; no specific disease resistance stated
Stand life
High proportion of hard seed for persistence. Arrowleaf clover is predominantly a hard-seeded species like Rose Clovers and Serradellas, consequently regeneration in the second year may be low if the pasture is not grazed after the sward ‘hays-off’. Consumption of the mature seed heads by livestock often improves sward regeneration in subsequent years.
How it's sold
| Form | Pack | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bare | 25 kg | In stock |
