Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Mexico
Types
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lucky clover is a type of clover
Number of Varieties
50
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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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
Needle like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Water every two or three days during warmer months
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Prevent weeds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
OXALIS tetraphylla
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
Lucky Clover
In German
Whitebark Pine
Glücksklee
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
trèfle porte-bonheur
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
trébol de la suerte
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
τυχερό τριφύλλι
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
trevo da sorte
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
lucky koniczyny
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
felix Trifolium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Fabales
Family
Pinaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Pinus
Trifolium
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Trifolieae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
5300
1
27800
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