Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mexico
Brazil
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
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Number of Varieties
02
0
40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
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Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light 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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water every two or three days during warmer months
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
Neoregelia spectabilis
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
painted fingernail
In German
Glücksklee
painted fingernail
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
Neoregelia spectabilis
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
painted fingernail
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
painted fingernail
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
Painted fingernails
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
painted fingernail
In Latin
felix Trifolium
Neoregelia spectabilis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Fabales
Bromeliales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Neoregelia
Clade
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Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Trifolieae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
Bromelioideae
Number of Species
300-
1
27800
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