Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mexico
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
Eastern Austrian Pine, Western Austrian Pine
Number of Varieties
02
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm1,220.00 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
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Layering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
PINUS nigra
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
European Black Pine
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
Austrian Pine
In German
Glücksklee
Schwarzkiefer
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
Pin noir d'Autriche
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
pino salgareño
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
Η αυστριακή πεύκα
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
Pinheiro-larício
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
Sosna czarna
In Latin
felix Trifolium
Austrian Pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Fabales
Pinales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Pinus
Clade
-
-
Tribe
Trifolieae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
3003
1
27800
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