Trifolium rubens Seeds - Ruddy clover
Trifolium rubens Seeds - Ruddy clover
Trifolium rubens Seeds - Ruddy clover
Trifolium rubens Seeds - Ruddy clover
Trifolium rubens Seeds - Ruddy clover
Trifolium rubens Seeds - Ruddy clover
Trifolium rubens
Ruddy Clover
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Description
Trifolium rubens is a very ornamental species of ruddy clover that is garbed with small, downy, purple-pink flowers all summer long. They emerge above a sparse foliage of leaves that look like those of peanuts.
Native to Central Europe and belonging to the family Fabaceae (just like beans!), it is a fast-growing, bushy perennial plant that attains a height of 45-60 cm and a width of 40 cm. It flowers in summer, in the form of very small flowers that are grouped in very elongated, fluffy spikes, measuring 5 to 8 cm.
Trifolium rubens is hardy (at least down to -15°) and frugal. Place it in any free-draining soil even if it is poor. It is melliferous and is much loved by bees.
Versatile, you can use it on its own as a ground cover, or as a border plant combined with, for example, Pennistum villosum and the adorable Allium sphaerocephalon or even planted in very naturalistic plantbeds similar in design to those of the famous garden designer Pied Oudolf, accompanied by grasses, Sage and foxglove.
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Trifolium
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Ruddy Clover
Central Europe
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Planting and care
Sow from February to May, in a tray or pot on a good quality seed starting mix. Keep in a warm place in order to maintain an optimal temperature of 20 °C. Cover the seeds lightly with soil and place the container inside a polyethylene bag or in a propagator. Germination usually takes 14 to 30 days.
When the young plants are large enough to be handled, transplant them, if necessary, into pots and then gradually acclimatize them to outdoor conditions. You will plant them out in the garden when there is no longer any risk of frost, spacing them 45 cm apart.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.