Clover variety reviews · 2026.

Durana is the most thoroughly tested ladino white clover variety for Southeast food plot and pasture use. UGA forage program data has documented Durana's stand persistence at 5+ years in well-managed Deep South plots — substantially longer than older varieties like Regal or Will Ladino. Heat tolerance and grazing tolerance are both class-leading.

Durana performs at the top of the white clover variety class in the Upper Southeast — both Kentucky and Tennessee forage programs have documented stand persistence advantages over older varieties. Native limestone soils in Kentucky are ideal substrate; Durana's heat and grazing tolerance match the Mid-South livestock and food plot use case.

Durana fits the Mid-Atlantic South well in the Piedmont and Valley — the warm summers favor heat-tolerant white clover and Virginia Tech's forage research has tracked Durana's persistence advantage in several trials. Strong fit for hunter-managed food plots from southern Pennsylvania through southern Virginia.

Patriot is a sister variety to Durana from the same Pennington / UGA breeding pipeline and is widely tested in UGA forage trials. Slightly more aggressive establishment than Durana with similar persistence — a reasonable substitute when Durana seed availability is constrained.

Imperial Whitetail Clover is the most-recognized food plot clover brand in the Corn Belt — easy establishment, reliable spring green-up, and strong palatability. Widely used by first-time food plotters because of brand-supported planting guides and forgiving establishment.

Medium red clover is the workhorse cover crop and forage species across the Northern Corn Belt — easy establishment via frost-seeding into winter wheat, reliable summer growth, and meaningful nitrogen fixation for the following corn year. University of Wisconsin and Minnesota forage programs have decades of data on red clover varieties.