Catnip

Lucky Clover

About Catnip and Lucky Clover

Catnip

Lucky Clover

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Asia

Mexico

Types

Nepeta cataria

lucky clover is a type of clover

Number of Varieties

200

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Habitat

Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-78-10

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9-5

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

980.00 cm12.70 cm

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm15.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender

Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

Water every two or three days during warmer months

In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate

Adequately

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites

Bees

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Prevent weeds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Traditionally considered as lucky plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

OXALIS tetraphylla

Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel

In Hindi

कटनीप

Lucky Clover

In German

Katzenminze

Glücksklee

In French

cataire

trèfle porte-bonheur

In Spanish

Catnip

trébol de la suerte

In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

τυχερό τριφύλλι

In Portuguese

catnip

trevo da sorte

In Polish

Kocimiętka

lucky koniczyny

In Latin

catnip

felix Trifolium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Fabales

Family

Lamiaceae

Oxalidaceae

Genus

Nepeta

Trifolium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Trifolieae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

250300

1 27800

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Properties of Catnip and Lucky Clover

Wondering what are the properties of Catnip and Lucky Clover? We provide you with everything About Catnip and Lucky Clover. Catnip doesn't have thorns and Lucky Clover doesn't have thorns. Also Catnip does not have fragrant flowers. Catnip has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Lucky Clover has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Catnip and Lucky Clover and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Catnip and Lucky Clover

Season and care of Catnip and Lucky Clover is important to know. While considering everything about Catnip and Lucky Clover Care, growing season is an essential factor. Catnip season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Lucky Clover season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Catnip is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Lucky Clover is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Catnip is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Lucky Clover is Acidic, Neutral.

Catnip and Lucky Clover Physical Information

Catnip and Lucky Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Lucky Clover height is 12.70 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Lucky Clover are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Lucky Clover flower color: Yellow green, Magenta and Fuchsia
Lucky Clover leaf color: Green, Light Green and Chocolate

Care of Catnip and Lucky Clover

Care of Catnip and Lucky Clover include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Catnip pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Lucky Clover pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lucky Clover needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.