Fabaceae
Trifolium hybridum subsp. elegans
Trifolium hybridum subsp. elegans
Also known as Amoria hybrida subsp. elegans, Trifolium elegans, Trifolium hybridum var. elegans, Amoria elegans
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Alsike Clover · Trifolium Hybridum · Clover · Perennial · Pollinator · Meadow · Ground Cover · Fast Growing · Legume · European Wildflower
The Elegant Alsike Clover is a fast-growing perennial subspecies ideal for meadow gardens, naturalized plantings, or as a low-maintenance ground cover in partly shaded areas across temperate Europe. It tolerates a range of soil types but prefers moist, fertile ground and benefits from occasional mowing to encourage fresh growth. Its pink and white flower heads are highly attractive to bees and butterflies, making it a valuable plant for pollinator gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil consistently moist; avoid prolonged waterlogging · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 4 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bulgaria, East European Russia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-In-Europe, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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