We hope you have enjoyed the SRGC Forum. You can make a Paypal donation to the SRGC by clicking the above button

Author Topic: Trifolium alpinum  (Read 947 times)

Tristan_He

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1223
  • Country: wales
Trifolium alpinum
« on: August 27, 2015, 08:54:31 PM »
Has anybody tried growing this species? It seems quite common in parts of the Alps, but I have never seen it in cultivation. Is it invasive?

As a group the pea family seem a bit undervalued by gardeners.

Tristan

Philippe

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 435
  • Country: 00
    • Landscapes photographs and alpine plants
Re: Trifolium alpinum
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2015, 06:52:52 AM »
This Trifolium species should not become invasive in the garden, for what I see here at least. It can selfseed, but in a quite discrete way ( I never get more than a few spontaneous seedlings over several seasons)
Above all, rodents sometimes really do love eating all aerian parts of the plant, so that may limitate its expansion too ;)
This is otherwise a beautiful plant, a bit coarse maybe, but which will find or deserve when possible its place in the bigger rockery.
NE-France,Haut-Chitelet alpine garden,1200 m.asl
Rather cool/wet summer,reliable 4/5 months winter snow cover
Annual precip:200/250cm,3.5°C mean annual temp.

Tristan_He

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1223
  • Country: wales
Re: Trifolium alpinum
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2015, 06:08:59 PM »
Thanks Philippe. I have some seed so will try a few in different places. Sounds like it may even work in dry grass.

Best, Tristan

 


Scottish Rock Garden Club is a Charity registered with Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR): SC000942
SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal