Scientific Name | Common Name | Varieties | Bloat NonBloat | Mature Height | Cold Hardiness | Seed Rate Lbs/acre | Seeds / Pound | When to Plant | Precip. Inches Req'd | Salinity Tolerance | Drought Tolerance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | many varieties | Bloat | 13-24+" | H | 8-15 | 210,000 | Spr/Fall | 12 | Medium | High | |||
| Trifolium hybridum | Alsike clover | Bloat | 13-24" | H | 6-8 | 680,000 | Spring | 32 | None | Low | ||||
| Lathyrus hirsutus | Austrian pea | Bloat | 13-36" | H | 45-60 | 15,000 | Spr/Fall | 35 | None | Low | ||||
| Trifolium alexandrinum | Berseem clover | Non-Bloat | 12-18" | NH | 5-15 | 200,000 | Spr/Fall | 35 | None | Low | ||||
| Lotus corniculatus | Birdsfoot trefoil | Empire, Viking | Non-Bloat | 13-24" | H | 4-6 | 370,000 | Spring | 15 | Medium | None | |||
| Astragalus cicer | Cicer milkvetch | Monarch, Lutana, Oxley | Non-Bloat | 13-24" | H | 20-25 | 145,000 | Spr/Fall | 18 | Medium | Low | |||
| Medicago sativa ssp. Falcata | Falcata alfalfa | Bloat | 13-24+" | H | 8-15 | 211,000 | Spr/Fall | 10 | Medium | High | ||||
| Vicia villosa | Hairy vetch | Non-Bloat | 1-24" | H | 25-35 | 20,000 | Spr/Fall | 18 | None | Medium | ||||
| Trifolium repens latum | Ladino clover | Bloat | 13-24" | H | 2-6 | 800,000 | Spr/Fall | 24 | None | Low | ||||
| Trifolium pratense | Red clover | Kenland, Mammoth | Bloat | 25+" | H | 8-10 | 275,000 | Spr/Fall | 32 | None | Low | |||
| Trifolium hirtum | Rose clover | Hykon | Bloat | 1-24" | NH | 20 | 140,000 | Fall | 12 | Low | Medium | |||
| Onobrychis viciifolia | Sainfoin | Eski, Remont, Shoshone | Non-Bloat | 25+" | H | 35-45 | 30,000 | Spring | 12 | Medium | Medium | |||
| Sanguisorba minor | Small Burnet | Delar | Non-Bloat | 8-24" | H | 20-24 | 55,000 | Spr/Fall | 12 | Medium | Low | |||
| Trifolium fragiferum | Strawberry clover | O'Connors, Salina | Bloat | 1-12" | NH | 5-15 | 300,000 | Spr/Fall | 15 | Medium | Low | |||
| Trifolium subterraneum | Subterranean clover | Bloat | 1-6" | H | 20-24 | 65,000 | Spr/Fall | 16 | Low | Medium | ||||
| Trifolium repens | White dutch clover | Bloat | 1-12" | H | 2-6 | 850,000 | Spr/Fall | 24 | Low | Medium | ||||
| Melilotus alba | White sweetclover | Bloat | 13-24+" | H | 10-15 | 260,000 | Spr/Fall | 10 | Medium | High | ||||
| Vicia villosa ssp.varia | Wooly pod vetch | Lana | Non-Bloat | 1-24" | NH | 35-40 | 100,000 | Spr/Fall | 18 | None | Medium | |||
| Melilotus officinalis | Yellow sweetclover | Madrid | Bloat | 13-24+" | H | 10-15 | 260,000 | Spr/Fall | 10 | None | High | |||
| Cold hardiness: | H = Hardy | NH = Not Hardy | ||||||||||||
| Seeding rates will vary dependent upon method of seeding and intended use. | ||||||||||||||
25 Years Growing
"It All Starts With a Seed."
"It All Starts With a Seed."
Rainier Seeds, Inc.
1404 Fourth St.
P.O. Box 1064
Davenport, WA 99122
Phone 509-725-1235
toll-free 800.828.8873
1404 Fourth St.
P.O. Box 1064
Davenport, WA 99122
Phone 509-725-1235
toll-free 800.828.8873