trefle.io · Taken Jun 14, 2019 by Thomas Jumez (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Red trefoil
Trifolium rubens
Also known as Red clover, Meadow clover, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium rubens var. furcata
Native Plants · Clover · Fabaceae · Pollinator · Meadow · Perennial · Nitrogen Fixer · Cottage Garden · Bees · Butterflies · European Wildflower
Red trefoil is a ornamental clover with striking deep crimson flower spikes that attract bees and butterflies throughout summer. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded border with average, well-drained soil and minimal fertilisation, as it fixes its own nitrogen like other legumes. It is a low-maintenance perennial that naturalises well in meadow or cottage garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-14 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, South Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
More Trifolium
Related plants from the same genus
Buy this plant
No nurseries currently list it
No nursery lists Red trefoil right now.