Saturday, March 17, 2012

Trifolium

Fig. 1    Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum'

Trifolium repens L. 'Atropurpureum' (Fig.1) is one of many varieties of the plant that is commonly known as clover.  It is a spreading perennial plant primarily grown for its purple foliage that floats above the long spindly petioles.  This plant is supposedly valuable as a ground cover for hot and dry areas making it a good choice for erosion control. 

This plant (Fig. 1) was available at our local nursery last week and I decided to try it in my garden.  Initially, it will be planted in a container for observation to determine its growth vigor before releasing it to the ground.  One can never be too cautious about plant families that have a reputation of being weeds.  

The dark purple leaves (Fig. 2) provided the reason for this variety to be called Atropurpureum.  I am curious to see whether the color will change under higher light intensity in the summer.    

Fig. 2    Trifolium repens 'Atropurporeum'

 
This is as close as I can get to presenting you all a sprig of shamrock for luck...
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

6 comments:

Patty said...

I have always liked this particular clover but have never given it a try in the garden. Perhaps potting it up first is a good idea.

Diana Studer said...

I did try it, but it has faded into memory. didn't survive summer.

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