Large-Headed Clover Seeds (Trifolium macrocephalum)

Dreamy and dazzling – Large-headed clover arises from diminutive 6-inch-tall foliage…from terrible, rocky, low-fertility soils, and dry weather… from lands of rock slides and frigid winters.  From these extremes this gorgeous and almost unreal little plant produces large 3 to 4-inch diameter flowers that range from “sunset orange” to “candy-cane” colored. Large-headed clover is a surprisingly resilient little perennial, spreading by rhizomes it naturally occurs at mid to high elevations across the northern inland west. It finds pockets of survival on rocky screes and steep slopes where deer and elk browsing is minimal, making a go of things wherever it has full sun or partial shade. With deep taproots and a tolerance for well-drained soil, this is a great plant for water-limited locations. (Note however that it is very happy to get a water -- even growing in shallow puddles where it can find them).  More than that, large-headed clover is wildly attractive to large digger bees (Anthophr