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Fabaceae
Large hop clover
Trifolium aureum
Also known as Large trefoil, Hop medic, Big hop trefoil, Trifolium aureum f. achtarovii
Native Plants · Clover · Trifolium · Pollinator · Wildflower · Meadow · Nitrogen Fixing · Yellow Flowers · Ground Cover · Perennial · Low Maintenance
Large hop clover is a cheerful, low-growing perennial clover that produces clusters of golden-yellow flowers beloved by pollinators. It thrives in average, well-drained soils in partial shade to full sun and requires minimal care once established. It is an excellent choice for wildflower meadows, cottage garden edges, or as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings; established plants tolerate dry spells well · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Chile South, China North-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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