Indoor Clover Troubles

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zanemn Cincinnati, OH Jul 30, 2012

Hello.. this is my first post on this forum but I'm having a bit of trouble with some office plants that I'm not sure about :/

I work in an architecture office with an open storefront window that gets a little direct light, but mostly indirect sunlight. We wanted to plant some grass-like plants in pots to make our window look a little more lively, so someone researched and decided White Miniclover would be the best solution for low maintenance and good coverage. (picture 1)

We planted these pots about a month ago and at first they were growing very well, but they seem to be getting worse and worse. Obviously, the stems are growing towards the window (that was to be expected) (picture 2) but besides that, they look pretty wilty and sad in general (picture 3).

I suspect that we may be watering them too much (MWF every week) but also that clover is a bad plant to be growing indoors. It looks like the ones in the far corner are doing the worst, and those are the ones that get the least sunlight. (picture 4)

Does anyone know if White Clover is even possible to plant indoors? Most websites online only discuss it as an outdoor plant, and I am starting to second-guess the person who researched this earlier.

Thanks in advance for your help!!!

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 30, 2012

I don't know if clover will grow indoors, but overwatering is always a concern with young plants, it's very easy to keep them too wet and the pictures of the plants that don't look very healthy are consistent with overwatering. Lack of light will make things leggy and maybe not look how you want them to, but I'd try to fix the overwatering first before you give up on them. The ones that get the least light will also likely go through water more slowly, so it's very possible that they're being overwatered but ones that get a little more sun (and therefore also probably heat) will need a little more water.

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Domehomedee Prescott, AZ(Zone 7b) Jul 31, 2012

Clover can be picky, but white clover should be easy enough. In the pictures it looks like too much water to me too. But it could be more than that, the potting soil may be holding too much moisture. Clover are bulbs and need good drainage. I'd check the soil for retaining too much water, as you may even be rotting the bulbs, then replant them adding some perlite to lighten the soil. I love the idea for the display, I hope you can fix it. I think if you get the soil and the watering right they should thrive indoors. I have white clover in the full shade and I'm thinking about moving it as it growing too good.

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purpleinopp Opp, AL(Zone 8b) Aug 01, 2012

Oxalis clover are bulbs. It has been surmised elsewhere this is Trifolium repens, an herbaceous perennial.

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