Trefoil

Boston Ivy

About Trefoil and Boston Ivy

Trefoil

Boston Ivy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Vines

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks

Deciduous forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Vine/Liana

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm10.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Gold

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Three Lobed

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

Keep the Soil well drained

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Flea beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seedpod

Leaves, Vines

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for making green dye

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lotus corniculatus

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

7.2 Common Name

Trefoil

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

7.2.1 In Hindi

तिपतिया घास

Boston Ivy

7.2.2 In German

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

Lotier corniculé

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lotus corniculatus

Boston Ivy

7.2.5 In Greek

Trefoil

Boston Ivy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lotus corniculatus

Boston Ivy

7.2.7 In Polish

Komonica zwyczajna

Boston Ivy

7.2.8 In Latin

trefoil

Boston Ivy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Vitales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Lotus

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA12

1 27800

Properties of Trefoil and Boston Ivy

Wondering what are the properties of Trefoil and Boston Ivy? We provide you with everything About Trefoil and Boston Ivy. Trefoil doesn't have thorns and Boston Ivy doesn't have thorns. Also Trefoil does not have fragrant flowers. Trefoil has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach and Boston Ivy has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach. 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 Trefoil and Boston Ivy and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Trefoil and Boston Ivy

Season and care of Trefoil and Boston Ivy is important to know. While considering everything about Trefoil and Boston Ivy Care, growing season is an essential factor. Trefoil season is Summer and Fall and Boston Ivy season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Trefoil is Loam and for Boston Ivy is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Trefoil is Acidic and for Boston Ivy is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Trefoil and Boston Ivy Physical Information

Trefoil and Boston Ivy physical information is very important for comparison. Trefoil height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Trefoil and Boston Ivy are as follows:

Trefoil flower color: Orange and Gold
Trefoil leaf color: Light Green and Sea Green
Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy

Care of Trefoil and Boston Ivy

Care of Trefoil and Boston Ivy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Trefoil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering. In summer Trefoil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.