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White Clover 'Dark Dancer' (Trifolium repens): Purple-Leaved Clover

White clover 'Dark Dancer', also known as 'Atropurpureum' or black four-leaf clover, is a striking cultivar with deep purple, almost black, trifoliate leaves edged in green. It produces the typical white, pompom-like flower heads in summer. It spreads by stolons.

White clover Dark Dancer foliage White clover Dark Dancer flowers White clover Dark Dancer close-up White clover Dark Dancer plant

Botanical Profile

Family:Papilionaceae
Genus:Trifolium
Species:repens
Cultivar:Dark Dancer
Also known as:Atropurpureum
Synonym:Trifolium repens var. atropurpureum

This plant thrives in full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil. It fixes nitrogen, improving soil fertility. Used as a decorative ground cover, in lawns, and for erosion control. The dark foliage provides stunning contrast in mixed plantings.

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