Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
Mexico
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Number of Varieties
025
0
40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Lawn
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-107-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm304.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm182.88 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water every two or three days during warmer months
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
CORTADERIA
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
Pampas grass
In German
Glücksklee
Pampasgrass
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
herbe de la pampa
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
cortaderas
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
γρασίδι Πάμπα
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
grama de Pampas
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
Pampas trawy
In Latin
felix Trifolium
Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Cortaderia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Trifolieae
Danthonieae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
30025
1
27800
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