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Fabaceae
Suckling clover
Trifolium dubium
Also known as Trifolium flavum, Small hop clover, Amarenus flavus, Trifolium dubium var. atlanticum
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Clover · Ground-Cover · Wildflower · Nitrogen-Fixing · Meadow · Wildlife · Naturalizing · Low-Maintenance
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
This hardy clover thrives in partial shade with minimal care requirements. Water moderately and allow soil to dry between waterings for best results. Excellent ground cover for naturalizing areas and wildlife gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chatham Is., Chile Central, China North-Central, China Southeast
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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