Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit, Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Mediterranean, Middle East
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
402
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
Ivory, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
oblong or obovate
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Leafminer
-
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Hatiora salicornioides
Common Name
Fenugreek
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
In Hindi
मेंथी
Hatiora
In German
Bockshornklee
Hatiora
In French
Fenugrec
Hatiora
In Spanish
Fenogreco
Hatiora
In Greek
Τριγωνέλλα
Hatiora
In Portuguese
fenacho
Hatiora
In Polish
Kozieradka
hatiora
In Latin
Graecum
Hatiora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fabaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Trigonella
Hatiora
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Trifolieae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
363
1
27800
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