| Description | One of the more ornamental clovers with large puffy heads of red-purple flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (try-FOH-lee-um)(ROO-benz) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, part shade |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant |
| Soil & Site | normal, sandy, well drained |
| Flowers | clusters of small red-pink colored tubular flowers form a elongated rounded head, each flower stalk has two buds, one develops before the other, silver when in bud |
| Leaves | green, compound leaf ternate (tri-petaled) |
| Dimensions | 15 inches tall |
| Maintenance | cut back for a fresh growth of folaige |
| Propagation | blooms first year from seeds, division in the spring |
| Native Site | central and south Europe growing in grassy places next to forests and forest glades |
| Misc Facts | attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bee |
| Notes & Reference | Ontario Rock Garden Society (www.onrockgarden.com) |
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