Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit, Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mediterranean, Middle East
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Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
4060
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-3
Sunset Zone
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21,22
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
oblong or obovate
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Loam
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 flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Leafminer
Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Fenugreek
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
मेंथी
Ranunculus
In German
Bockshornklee
Ranunkel
In French
Fenugrec
Ranunculus
In Spanish
Fenogreco
ranúnculo
In Greek
Τριγωνέλλα
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
fenacho
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Kozieradka
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Graecum
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Ranunculales
Family
Fabaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Trigonella
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Trifolieae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
36600
1
27800
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