Trifolium repens 'Dragon's Blood'

RHS Plant Profile

white clover 'Dragon's Blood'

RHS

Herbaceous Perennial

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'Dragon's Blood' is a low-growing, creeping perennial to around 15cm tall with white and pale green variegated leaflets splashed with red in the centre and with a darker green mark at the base of each leaflet. Clusters of small white flowers are borne in early summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: 0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Well–drained
pH: Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: West–facing or East–facing or South–facing or North–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H7

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Fabaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Habit: Matforming
Genus: Trifolium are erect or creeping annuals, biennials and herbaceous perennials with trefoil leaves and small, pea-like flowers usually in clusters or short spikes
Name Status: Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grows best in well-drained, limy soil conditions in full sun or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by division

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Wildflower meadow
Patio and container plants
Ground cover

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to pea and bean weevil

Diseases

Generally disease-free