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Fabaceae
Owl-head clover
Trifolium alpestre
Also known as Annual clover, Pinole clover, Woolly clover, Trifolium alpestre var. distachyum
Native Plants · Clover · Trifolium · Wildflower · Meadow · Pollinator · Alpine · European Native · Low Maintenance · Perennial · Bee Friendly
Owl-head clover is a compact, drought-adaptable perennial clover native to European meadows and alpine slopes, thriving in well-drained, low-fertility soils. It requires very little care once established — simply provide adequate sunlight and avoid overwatering or over-fertilizing, which can reduce flowering. Its attractive pink-purple flower heads are excellent for pollinators and make a charming addition to wildflower or meadow plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; established plants tolerate dry periods and rarely need supplemental irrigation · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 3a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 10 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Krym, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Poland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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