What's the name of this flower?

Jennifer White
by Jennifer White
Growing in hanging basket with petunias.
  34 answers
  • Swan Road Designs Swan Road Designs on Jul 22, 2015
    It is red clover. Grows wild all over the place in our region.
  • Z Z on Jul 23, 2015
    We've always called it Purple clover in Iowa and Nebraska. We live in a country neighborhood and it covers the empty lots in glorious color. The bees love it too. I've tried to get them to stop mowing it down as it looks prettier when it's all in bloom than mowed down and dry looking.
  • Mkr503934 Mkr503934 on Jul 23, 2015
    We call it purple clover in Michigan too.
  • Irene Irene on Jul 23, 2015
    we have white and purple in Scotland, does not grow very tall so it is great for ground cover and wild life love it. As we say in Scotland a wee lovely uncultivated flower made by god and not wholly appreciated by man.
    • Z Z on Jul 23, 2015
      @Irene , I feel the same way. I see no reason what so ever to cut them down on vacant lots. They look beautiful in my opinion.
  • Donna n Donna n on Jul 23, 2015
    I know it as clover, the bees love it and so do the rabbits
  • Jan Jan on Jul 23, 2015
    That little guy is a red clover.
  • Grace Grieco Grace Grieco on Jul 23, 2015
    Looks like alliums. I am growing them, they are a perennial.
  • Kelly Montague Kelly Montague on Jul 23, 2015
    It is a clover.
  • Dkp1435437 Dkp1435437 on Jul 23, 2015
    Definitely clover. Pretty, but considered a weed.
  • D MAC D MAC on Jul 23, 2015
    clover. wasp love it
  • Delores Snellen Delores Snellen on Jul 23, 2015
    Red clover a weed
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    • Derenda Derenda on Jul 23, 2015
      Not only makes a good tea with health benefits, but is a fun flower for children to pull the little parts from the head and taste the sweet honey on the end, is great for bees and enriches the soil. Very useful for a "weed."
  • Mary Rivett Mary Rivett on Jul 23, 2015
    Known as strawberry clover in Australia
  • Connie Phillips Connie Phillips on Jul 23, 2015
    This is clover. I grew up on a farm and dad would alternate giving each field a "rest" and rejuvenate the soil by allowing growing clover in it. The clover was harvested into bales of hay to feed the cows and the remnants of the plant would be turned into the soil to increase the nitrogen content. I think it is beautiful and the sweet smell it emits when harvested brings back those lazy, hazy days of summer on the farm. Thanks for the reminder!
  • Fiona Powell Fiona Powell on Jul 23, 2015
    Red Clover. Used often in pastures, as it is sweet and very beneficial to cattle and sheep. As a child, I would pull the red florets and chew the white bottom parts ....very sweet like honey. May be considered a weed by some flower gardeners, but as it does more benefit than harm to the environment, I keep it when I find it (bees love it, as well as little girls!)
  • Basdai Basdai on Jul 23, 2015
    This is a clover.it looks like the pink variety ....the red is darker than this. In the Caribbean it is usually referred to as 'batchelor's buttons'.
  • Nan1475713 Nan1475713 on Jul 23, 2015
    Its red clover, a weed
  • Eileen B. Eileen B. on Jul 23, 2015
    Clover
  • Deb Deb on Jul 23, 2015
    not a weed ,but all of the above. When I was a kid I used to pull the individual purple flowers out and suck on the ends. It's sweet.
  • Jennie Herrick Jennie Herrick on Jul 23, 2015
    It's a clover. Some people consider it a weed, however that "weed" is very important for our wild honey bees to feed off of. They are also very pretty when mixed into a wildflower garden. I live in southern Florida now and don't see this beauty much anymore. I actually miss it.
  • Tris Smith Tris Smith on Jul 23, 2015
    Red clover
  • Denise Pangerl Knudson Denise Pangerl Knudson on Jul 23, 2015
    It is also great food for some farm animals and wild animals, such as cows, horses, deer, sheep, goats ect.
  • Jennifer White Jennifer White on Jul 23, 2015
    Thank you everyone that took the time to look at my post and respond, I knew this was the place to post! thanks again
  • Ellen Ellen on Jul 23, 2015
    A field of red clover is wonderful for bees and animals. One in a petunia pot is a weed. Remove it before it goes to see. Very pretty, but not really a flower.
  • Cat1786735 Cat1786735 on Jul 23, 2015
    Yep - clover.
  • Maggie F Maggie F on Jul 23, 2015
    Red clover. Enjoy!
  • Krissieboo Krissieboo on Jul 23, 2015
    Red clover. It's found growing wild here in Scotland and can also be pink or white in colour.
  • Judy Holtgrewe Bailey Judy Holtgrewe Bailey on Jul 24, 2015
    red clover - pluck the individual flower petals & touch the light colored end to your tongue; it's sweet. Avoid the taste test if chemicals have been used in the area.
  • Sue Sanders Sue Sanders on Jul 24, 2015
    Could be a Bachelor Button plant.
  • ChrissyN ChrissyN on Jul 24, 2015
    Yes it's definitely clover. We have lots of that growing in the lawn in the UK.
  • Myrna Quist Myrna Quist on Jul 24, 2015
    Clover!!!
  • Sandee Sandee on Jul 24, 2015
    It's the kind of clover you find in your lawn.
  • Linda Bailey Linda Bailey on Jul 24, 2015
    clover. Just watch the scene in bambi when thumper eats the clover
  • Samantha Samantha on Jul 25, 2015
    Red clover (trifolium pratense). It is in the legume (bean) family & is used as a green cover crop.