Trifolium rubens
f. album 'Frosty Feathers'
Frosty Feathers Clover, Frosty Feathers Trefoil
Family |
Fabaceae |
Genus |
Trifolium |
Species |
rubens |
Cultivar |
'Frosty Feathers' |
Category |
Perennials |
Forma |
album |
USDA Hardiness Zone |
4-8 |
Canadian Hardiness Zone |
5a - 9b |
RHS Hardiness Zone |
H7 |
Temperature (°C) |
-20 |
Temperature (°F) |
-10 |
Height |
60 cm |
Spread |
30 cm |
Landscape |
Groundcover, beds and borders, cottage gardens, informal gardens, mass landscape plantings or as a specimen. Suitable for cutting and as a pollinator species. |
Cultivation |
Plant in well-draining, poor to moderate dry chalky soils in full sun to partial shade. Drought tolerant. |
Shape |
Upright spreading. |
Growth |
Fast |
Habitat |
Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description |
Long, smooth, glaborous medium green to deep emerald green flower stalks/stems. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
Long lanceolate flower buds between 2 - 8 cm grow along flower stalks/stems. As the stalk grows upward, more flower buds appear near the apex. |
Leaf Description |
Tri-leaflet, lanceolate medium green leaves that grow stemless in clumps upward along flower stalks/stems. |
Flower Description |
Cone-shaped tufts of silvery-white tubular flowers are borne along and up to the apices of flower stalks/stems. |
Texture Description |
Soft. |