Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Mexico
Types
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lucky clover is a type of clover
Number of Varieties
400
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-5
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
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
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
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
-
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Bees
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Prevent weeds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
OXALIS tetraphylla
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
Lucky Clover
In German
henbit deadnettle
Glücksklee
In French
henbit deadnettle
trèfle porte-bonheur
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
trébol de la suerte
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
τυχερό τριφύλλι
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
trevo da sorte
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
lucky koniczyny
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
felix Trifolium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fabales
Family
Lamiaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Lamium
Trifolium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
Trifolieae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
26300
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27800
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