Trifolium repens 'Dragon's Blood'

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Trifolium repens 'Dragon's Blood'

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Kemper Code: B214

Common Name: white clover
Zone: 4 to 9
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Fabaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0 to 0.25 feet
Spread: 0.25 to 0.75 feet
Bloom Time: May - June
Bloom Color: White
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist soils in light shade, but will tolerate some dryish soils in full sun. Unlike the species, this cultivar is not considered to be too aggressive, though it will spread to form an attractive ground cover.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

‘Dragon’s Blood’ is mat-forming clover with attractive variegated foliage. It typically grows to only 3” tall. Features trifoliate green and white leaves with red (dragon’s blood) splashes. Globular white flowers bloom in late spring. Flowers are attractive to bees. Repens in Latin means creeping.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Spreading ground cover for small areas. Rock gardens. Containers.