Fabaceae
Large-head clover
Trifolium macrocephalum
Also known as Bighead clover, Trifolium megacephalum, Pentaphyllon macrocephalum, Trifolium macrocephalum var. caeruleomontanum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Clover · Wildflower · Native · Pollinator · Groundcover · Nitrogen-Fixer · Pacific Northwest · Perennial · Meadow
Large-head clover thrives in partially shaded garden beds with consistently moist, well-drained soil. It is a nitrogen-fixing perennial that benefits surrounding plants and requires little fertilization. Plant it in naturalized areas or wildflower gardens where it can spread without heavy intervention.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before rewatering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.2–7.1
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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