Largeflower Mexican Clover

These grow on my property. We live near Augusta, GA. It’s really hot and humid here. Our soil is acidic, but I’m not sure if they ...Read Moregrow better in it.

In Florida, this is a very common perennial weed in St Augustine grass lawns and in natural areas alike. It forms a taproot and grows so ...Read Morelow that lawnmowing doesn't affect it, and is less affected by drought than the grass. It spreads rapidly by prodigious seed production.

It's resistant to most herbicodes, though two have been reported to control it. http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News columns/Snow.weed.htm

The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council has listed it as a Category 1 invasive species.

Even though this plant is basically a pesky weed that can spread like crazy, some people down here in florida actually enjoy it. I like i...Read Moret because it attracts butterflies & bees(which i need more of in my garden). Some floridians like it because it blooms in the winter & gives a "snow" like appearance in fields, since we don't get snow. So as weird as it may seem, that flower helps boost the holiday spirit to some of the locals here.

Largeflower Mexican Clover has become a weed in central and southern Florida and the Keys (zones 9a through 11). It has slightly larger, ...Read Morewhite/near white to pink-white flowers than R. brasiliensis and R. scabra, which are weeds throughout much of Florida.

Like the two latter, also-weedy species, Largeflower Mexican Clover can quickly spread from where it was planted. It can be difficult to get rid of. It also invades varied habitats, especially lawns, roadsides, gardens and disturbed areas. It can be an annoying, weedy pest on lawns - also like the two latter species.