Carried by 4 nurseries
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Cows Clover (Trifolium wormskioldii) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is moderately fast growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in a flat form to a height of 1 foot, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are red and striking, and bloom in the late spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in open and moist or marshy places, at elevations from 0-10000 feet.
Perennial herb
1 ft Tall
Mounding
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Red, Purple
Spring
Deer resistant
Full Sun
Moderate
Medium, Slow
Prefers loamy soils.
1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*
Open, moist or marshy places
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
3 confirmed and 67 likely
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
Western Cloudywing
Thorybes diversus
Garden Webworm Moth
Achyra rantalis