- Hycon Rose clover can grow well on rocky, dry soils and in acid to neutral soils of low fertility; It is well adapted to rangeland use when allowed to reseed itself effectively.
Trifolium hirtum Hykon Rose Clover is annual clover that can be used for erosion control, annual pasture, and cover crops for vineyards and orchards. Hykon is a mid/late maturing rose clover that produces highly palatable vigorous spring growth. Hykon is suited to a wide range of soil types. It can grow well on rocky, dry soils and in acid to neutral soils of low fertility. It is well adapted to rangeland use, when allowed to reseed itself effectively. When allowed to mature 40% to 60% of the seeds Hykon produces is in the form of hard seed (Hard seededness is a mechanism of seed dormancy that allows formation of a persistent seedbank). Read more about Cover Crops: