Lakeshore Garden Centres Plant Finder

Other Names:  Ornamental Clover

Brand:  GreenFuse Botanicals Inc.

Description:

An ornamental 4 leaf clover with leaves that are bright, light green with contrasting dark centers; the roots of this plant fix nitrogen in the soil; perfect for cascading over walls or containers; spreads quickly, potentially invasive

Ornamental Features

4 Luck® Dark Eye Clover features dainty clusters of lightly-scented white pea-like flowers at the ends of the stems from mid spring to mid summer. Its attractive round compound leaves remain light green in colour with showy dark brown variegation and tinges of dark green throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

4 Luck® Dark Eye Clover is a dense herbaceous perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Spreading
• Invasive

4 Luck® Dark Eye Clover is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Planting & Growing

4 Luck® Dark Eye Clover will grow to be only 3 inches tall at maturity extending to 4 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 14 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant is capable of fixing its own nitrogen, which means that it is effectively self-fertilizing. As a result it should not require supplemental fertilizing, and if you do fertilize it, be sure to only use a low-nitrogen fertilizer to promote root growth. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.