Red Clover

Coontie

About Red Clover and Coontie

Red Clover

Coontie

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What is

Life Span

Biennial and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Palm or Cycad

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Caribbean

Types

Wild sago

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-58-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Red blotch, Root weevil

Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bumblebees, Butterflies

Allergy

allergic reaction, Headache, Liver disease, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair, Promotes healthy skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Cough, Expectorant, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

Food for animals, Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used to make herbal teas

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trifolium pratense

ZAMIA pumila

Common Name

Red Clover

Coontie

In Hindi

लाल तिपतिया घास

Coontie

In German

Rotklee

Coontie

In French

Trèfle rouge

coontie

In Spanish

Trébol rojo

coontie

In Greek

Κόκκινο τριφύλλι

Coontie

In Portuguese

Trevo vermelho

Coontie

In Polish

Czerwona koniczyna

Coontie

In Latin

Trifolium pratense

Coontie

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Cycadophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Cycadopsida

Order

Fabales

Cycadales

Family

Fabaceae

Zamiaceae

Genus

Trifolium

Zamia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Trifolieae

Zamieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Zamioideae

Number of Species

30027

1 27800

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Properties of Red Clover and Coontie

Wondering what are the properties of Red Clover and Coontie? We provide you with everything About Red Clover and Coontie. Red Clover doesn't have thorns and Coontie doesn't have thorns. Also Red Clover does not have fragrant flowers. Red Clover has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Headache, Liver disease and Nausea and Coontie has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Headache, Liver disease and Nausea. 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 Red Clover and Coontie and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Clover and Coontie

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

Red Clover and Coontie Physical Information

Red Clover and Coontie physical information is very important for comparison. Red Clover height is 20.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Coontie height is 60.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Red Clover and Coontie are as follows:

Red Clover flower color: Pink
Red Clover leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Coontie flower color:
Coontie leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Clover and Coontie

Care of Red Clover and Coontie include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Clover pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Coontie pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Clover needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Coontie needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.