Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Mexico
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
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Number of Varieties
010
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Trumpet
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water every two or three days during warmer months
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Bees
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Foundation
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Glücksklee
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
felix Trifolium
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Brassicales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Tropaeolum
Clade
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Tribe
Trifolieae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
300100
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27800
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