Fabaceae
Trifolium nigrescens subsp. petrisavii
Trifolium nigrescens subsp. petrisavii
Also known as Trifolium hygrophilum, Trifolium nigrescens var. meneghinianum, Trifolium petrisavii, Trifolium nigrescens subsp. meneghinianum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Clover · Trifolium · Mediterranean · Eastern Europe · Perennial · Pollinator · Wildflower · Legume · Low Maintenance · Ground Cover
Trifolium nigrescens subsp. petrisavii is a compact clover subspecies native to the eastern Mediterranean, best suited to partly shaded, well-drained garden beds or naturalized meadow settings. It tolerates a range of soil types and requires only moderate watering, making it an easy-care addition to wildlife-friendly gardens. Its small white to pale pink flower heads attract bees and other beneficial pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to maintain evenly moist soil; reduce watering during dry Mediterranean summers · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–6.9
- 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
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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