Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Mexico
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
lucky clover is a type of clover
Number of Varieties
80
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-68-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm15.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
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✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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✘
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✘
Showy Foliage
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Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
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Invasive
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Birds
Bees
Allergy
Dermatitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Prevent weeds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
OXALIS tetraphylla
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Lucky Clover
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Glücksklee
In French
Noir Épicéa
trèfle porte-bonheur
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
trébol de la suerte
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
τυχερό τριφύλλι
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
trevo da sorte
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
lucky koniczyny
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
felix Trifolium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Fabales
Family
Pinaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Picea
Trifolium
Clade
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Tribe
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Trifolieae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
35300
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27800
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