×

Trefoil
Trefoil




ADD
Compare

About Trefoil

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

-

Types

-

Number of Varieties

20
Rank: 92 (Overall)
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Three Lobed

Thorns

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial 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

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod

Other Uses

Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lotus corniculatus

Common Name

Trefoil

In Hindi

तिपतिया घास

In German

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee

In French

Lotier corniculé

In Spanish

Lotus corniculatus

In Greek

Trefoil

In Portuguese

Lotus corniculatus

In Polish

Komonica zwyczajna

In Latin

trefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Lotus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

300
Rank: 55 (Overall)
1 27800
👆🏻

Properties of Trefoil

Want to know the properties of Trefoil? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Trefoil is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Irritation to stomach. Trefoil Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative and Febrifuge

  • Part of plant used: Seedpod

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Trefoil Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Trefoil. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Trefoil physical information is as follows: 20.30 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Three Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Orange and Gold
  • Leaf color: Light Green and Sea Green

Care of Trefoil

Taking Trefoil Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Trefoil include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Trefoil

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Trefoil is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Trefoil is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 20 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Lawn, Pastures and stream banks and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.