Trifolium repens
White Clover, White Dutch Clover
Perennials, Flowers
Sometimes mixed with lawngrass or dichondra seed. Prostratestems root freely, send uplush cover of leaves with threeleaflets. Can stain clothing;white flowers attract bees.These colored-leaf varietiesgrow 4 in. high, spread indefinitely,and are used as groundcoversor at front of borders:‘Atropurpureum’ (also sold as‘Dark Dancer’) features blackishpurple leaves edged ingreen; ‘Green Ice’, lime greenwith dark green margin; ‘Purpurascens’,maroon outlined ingreen. T. r. minus is one of theshamrocks. All take nitrogenfrom air and fix it in soil throughaction of bacteria on their roots.
Incarvillea delavayi
Grows 2 ft. high, 1 ft. wide. Grows from a carrot-shaped perennial root and forms a rosette of foot-lo...
Asclepias speciosa
Native to western and central North America. This striking perennialgrows 2–4 ft. tall and not quite a...
MATTHIOLA
From the Mediterranean region. Old-fashioned favorites,with narrow gray-green leaves and profuse, erec...
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