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Trifolium repens 'Dark Dancer'

I don't have this plant, but do want to try it. The question about it's tendency to spread...

According to Proven Winners tag "Vigorous grower with dark clover-shaped leaves; white summer flowers; can be aggressive" rated zones 4-9.

According to Paghat's website "It can spread as far as it's permitted. It is strongly evergreen here on Puget Sound (Zone 8), but can be grown down to Zone 4 where it will be a die-back perennial. The flowers of the species are white, but 'Dark Dancer' has pinkish flowers in globe-shaped summer racemes."

Sounds like it's a typical oxalis in habit and probably should be in a container if you don't want it to spread. Perhaps people who are growing this plant can let us know how this one does or does not behave. ;-)

I have two or three of these in my sunny dry front yard. I don't know where they came from, but I wish all their friends and relations would come too. I love the look of it, but to think of it taking over or inhibiting anything else...no way. It seems like the most fragile plant there.

I don't do a lot of watering in the front yard, mostly xeriscaping, and we have snowy winters and hot summers at 6000 feet.

The contrast, as previously noted, is great. A ground cover that I would definitely love to see spread.

I love this plant for it's contrast qualities but am hesitant to put it in the ground. Has anyone planted this in a bed? I'd like to use it as a ground cover in a contained bed but don't know if it'll allow bulbs and perennials to come up through or if it'll adversely affect the lilac, clematis, and false cypress that are also in that bed. Any info would be greatly appreciated.