Botanical Name: Trifolium repens Atropurpureum
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Common Name: Bronze Dutch Clover; Black-leaved C  
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Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green, Purple, Variegated

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This wonderful selection of the common creeping clover makes a handsome edging or groundcover plant. Foliage is three or four-leaved, dark purple-black with a green margin. White flowers appear briefly in early summer. Because of its vigorous habit, do not plant next to slow-growing perennials that might get smothered. May be used as a lawn substitute and mowed at any time to the desired height. Grows 3 to 4 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide.