Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens'
White clover, Shamrock, Dutch clover
- Height × spread
- 0.15m × 0.45m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This clover has big leaves, brownish-red in the centre with a green margin, giving a soft effect. It spreads with avidity if given half a chance and is not really suited to domesticity. There are fragrant, white flowers.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Brown, Green
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.15m
- Spread
- 0.45m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Scented garden, Rock garden, Prairie garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.