Trifolium repens '4 Luck Red Stripes'

Four Leaf Clover


Photo courtesy of Swift Greenhouses

  • Classic four-leaf clover foliage, dark green with red striping
  • White flowers in late spring - early summer
  • Fast spreading groundcover
  • Great cascading over wall
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Ground Cover
Ground Cover
Rock Garden
Rock Garden



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers average, well-drained soil with medium moisture and full sun to partial shade. Drought tolerant once established. Plants can be trimmed back in mid-summrer to rejuvinate the foliage. Plants can be divided in spring or fall, spreads vigorously. 


Height: 2-4 in
Spread: 5-7 in
Spacing: 5-7 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: White
Zone: 5-10
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Great Foliage
  • Border or Bed
  • Vigorous
  • Rock Garden
  • Edging
  • Container
  • Ground Cover
  • Garden
  • Drought Tolerant

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Creeping/Ground Cover

Foliage Color:

  • Red
  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer
  • Spring

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Trifolium

Common Name: Four Leaf Clover

Low-growing perennial with three or four leaved foliage in a range of colors and bicolors including green, burgundy and stripes. White flowers in late spring. Great as a groundcover, in containers, as an edging plant or lawn substitute.