{"product_id":"yellow-sweet-clover-seeds-melilotus-officinalis-honey-plant-medicinal-herb","title":"Yellow Sweet Clover Seeds | Melilotus officinalis Honey Plant Medicinal Herb","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:30px;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;margin:10px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cem\u003eMelilotus officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.4;color:#666;text-align:center;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n    Yellow Sweet Clover – fragrant honey plant, medicinal herb and green manure\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"width:80px;height:4px;background:#7FBF3F;border-radius:999px;margin:0 auto 24px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:18px;text-align:center;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cem\u003eMelilotus officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e, commonly known as Yellow Sweet Clover or Yellow Melilot, is a tall biennial producing masses of fragrant golden-yellow flowers with a distinctive sweet, hay-like scent with vanilla notes. Traditionally valued as a medicinal herb, it is also an exceptional honey plant, producing abundant nectar that makes its flowers particularly valuable to honeybees and other pollinating insects.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:18px;text-align:center;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n    Much more than an ornamental wildflower, Yellow Sweet Clover is also a useful green manure and soil-improving crop. As a nitrogen-fixing legume it helps enrich the soil, while its powerful deep taproot penetrates compacted ground and improves soil structure. Drought tolerant once established, it is an exceptionally versatile plant for bee gardens, naturalistic planting, herb gardens and productive growing areas.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:22px;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;margin:34px 0 10px;\"\u003e\n    Why You'll Love It\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"width:80px;height:4px;background:#7FBF3F;border-radius:999px;margin:0 auto 22px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Sweetly fragrant flowers with distinctive hay and vanilla notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Highly nectar-rich honey plant valued by beekeepers\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Traditional medicinal herb with a long history of use\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Excellent nitrogen-fixing green manure for improving soil\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Deep taproot helps penetrate and improve compacted ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:22px;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;margin:34px 0 10px;\"\u003e\n    Ideal For\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"width:80px;height:4px;background:#7FBF3F;border-radius:999px;margin:0 auto 22px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Bee and pollinator gardens\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Honey-producing flower areas\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Green manure and soil improvement\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Traditional herb gardens\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:3px 0;\"\u003e● Wildflower and naturalistic planting\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:22px;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;margin:34px 0 10px;\"\u003e\n    How to Sow \u0026amp; Grow (UK)\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"width:80px;height:4px;background:#7FBF3F;border-radius:999px;margin:0 auto 22px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eSow indoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not recommended\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eDirect outdoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e March–May or September–October\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eFlowering:\u003c\/strong\u003e June–August, mainly in the second year\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biennial\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eGermination temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15–20°C (59–68°F)\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eAverage germination time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7–21 days\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eDepth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–12 mm (¼–½ in)\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eLight required:\u003c\/strong\u003e No – cover lightly with soil\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eMoisture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep soil evenly moist during germination and establishment\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eEnvironment:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eSoil type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well-drained loam or clay soil; tolerant of relatively poor and alkaline soils\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003ePlant spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–45 cm (12–18 in)\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 15px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eMature height:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60–120 cm (2–4 ft)\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:22px;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;margin:34px 0 10px;\"\u003e\n    Expert Growing Tips\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"width:80px;height:4px;background:#7FBF3F;border-radius:999px;margin:0 auto 22px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\n\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n      ● Scarify the hard seed coat gently before spring sowing to improve water uptake and encourage faster, more uniform germination.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n      ● Direct sow where plants are to grow, as Yellow Sweet Clover develops a powerful, deep taproot during its first year.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n      ● When growing as green manure, cut plants before mature seed is produced; the resulting plant material adds organic matter while the legume crop contributes biologically fixed nitrogen to the growing system.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n      ● The characteristic sweet hay and vanilla-like fragrance becomes particularly noticeable as the plant material dries because of its natural coumarin content.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n      ● Allow plants to flower when growing specifically for bees, as the numerous nectar-rich blooms make Yellow Sweet Clover a particularly valuable honey plant.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Happy Green Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249715040594,"sku":"9008 Yellow Sweet Clover","price":1.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/1896\/9426\/files\/9008_7ca55fbb-3a6b-4065-bb5c-81b1818a47d8.jpg?v=1786606765","url":"https:\/\/happygreenshop.co.uk\/products\/yellow-sweet-clover-seeds-melilotus-officinalis-honey-plant-medicinal-herb","provider":"Happy Green Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}