Trifolium campestre
Large Hop Trefoil
A herbaceous perennial, Trifolium campestre is low growing, usually hairy with spreading to ascending stems. Trifoliate, leaflets oval to heart shaped, the terminal leaflet short-stalked. Flowers yellow, becoming browner with age. Often found in hay meadows, waysides and waste places, and also frequent in lawns.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Large Hop Trefoil
Latin name
Trifolium campestre
type
Perennial
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
0.50 M
Trifolium campestre
A herbaceous perennial, Trifolium campestre is low growing, usually hairy with spreading to ascending stems. Trifoliate, leaflets oval to heart shaped, the terminal leaflet short-stalked. Flowers yellow, becoming browner with age. Often found in hay meadows, waysides and waste places, and also frequent in lawns.
Planting
From Late Autumn TO Early Spring
New plants can be obtained by dividing existing clumps and these can be replanted from late Autumn to Spring in any reasonable garden soil in a sunny position.