Life Span
Perennial
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
Mexico
Europe, Western Asia
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
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Number of Varieties
05
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
waste ground, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 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
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm15.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm7.60 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water every two or three days during warmer months
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Stomach burn
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
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Blood purifying, Good for skin
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
PASTINACA sativa
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
Parsnip
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
चुकंदर
In German
Glücksklee
Pastinake
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
Panais
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
Chirivía
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
Είδος δαυκίου
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
cherivia
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
Pasternak
In Latin
felix Trifolium
parsnip
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Apiales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Abelia
Clade
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Trifolieae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
30020
1
27800
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