Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mexico
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
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Number of Varieties
02
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-109-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
10-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Brown, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water every two or three days during warmer months
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
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Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
PINUS halepensis
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
Aleppo Pine
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
हैलाब पाइन
In German
Glücksklee
Aleppo-Kiefern
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
pin d'Alep
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
Pino carrasco
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
χαλεπίου πεύκης
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
Aleppo Pine
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
sosny Aleppo
In Latin
felix Trifolium
triumphabit Pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Fabales
Pinales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Pinus
Clade
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Tribe
Trifolieae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
Scolytinae
Number of Species
30020
1
27800
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