Lucky Clover

Rainbow Cactus

About Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus

Lucky Clover

Rainbow Cactus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

Origin

Mexico

Types

lucky clover is a type of clover

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Number of Varieties

015

0 40000

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Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

21,22

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

12.70 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Purplish Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water every two or three days during warmer months

Needs very little water

In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Adequately

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Prevent weeds

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Traditionally considered as lucky plant

Decoration Purposes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OXALIS tetraphylla

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Common Name

Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

In Hindi

Lucky Clover

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In German

Glücksklee

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In French

trèfle porte-bonheur

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Spanish

trébol de la suerte

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

In Greek

τυχερό τριφύλλι

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Portuguese

trevo da sorte

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Polish

lucky koniczyny

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Latin

felix Trifolium

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

Family

Oxalidaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Trifolium

Echinocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Trifolieae

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

30030

1 27800

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Properties of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus? We provide you with everything About Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus. Lucky Clover doesn't have thorns and Rainbow Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Lucky Clover does not have fragrant flowers. Lucky Clover has allergic reactions like and Rainbow Cactus has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus

Season and care of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lucky Clover season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Rainbow Cactus season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Lucky Clover is Loam, Sand and for Rainbow Cactus is while the PH of soil for Lucky Clover is Acidic, Neutral and for Rainbow Cactus is .

Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Lucky Clover height is 12.70 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Lucky Clover flower color: Yellow green, Magenta and Fuchsia
Lucky Clover leaf color: Green, Light Green and Chocolate
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color:

Care of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus

Care of Lucky Clover and Rainbow Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lucky Clover pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Rainbow Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lucky Clover needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Rainbow Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.