Large hop clover

Trifolium campestre

Trifolium

Fabaceae

Native Plants

Zone 5–9

🐾 Pet-Safe

🌱 Beginner Friendly

Large hop clover is a hardy legume that thrives in average garden conditions with minimal care. It prefers full sun to partial shade and tolerates various soil types while fixing nitrogen naturally. This plant is excellent for wildflower meadows and requires little intervention once established.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 36″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

8″

Watering Schedule

Every 7-10 Days • Water Moderately, Allowing Soil To Dry Between Waterings

Soil pH

5 – 5.5

Temperature

-50° – 85°F

Mature Spread

up to 24″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Afghanistan

Alabama

Albania

Algeria

Altay

Amur

Argentina South

Arkansas

Austria

Baleares

Baltic States

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil South

Bulgaria

California

Canary Is.

Cape Provinces

Central European Rus

Chatham Is.

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Butterflies

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Jun 17, 2021 by Reinhard Bachmann (cc-by-sa)

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