Scientific Name:
Trifolium repens
Pronunciation:
try-FOE-lee-um REE-penz
Common Name:
white clover
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Low-growing, roots at nodes; leaves trifoliate with light v-shaped marking on each leaflet; inflorescence oval-round, compact, head-like, umbellate, white or slightly purplish, florets tubular, 5-10mm long; legume about 5mm long with 1 to 4 seeds.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe (Naturalized In BC)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Reclamation
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Summer:
Green, The cultivar 'Dark Dancer' has dramatic dark purple red leaf blades,each surrounded by a bright green margin.
Shapes:
Obovate, Orbicular
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse, Truncate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Head-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Florets tightly clustered like a head inflorescence.
Fruit Type:
Legume
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Root nodules (N-fixing), Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed, Layering
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
