Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mexico
Australia
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Number of Varieties
02
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
open forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm530.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm530.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water every two or three days during warmer months
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
In Summer
Ample Water
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Adequately
Adequately
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
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 after flowering
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
Acacia retinodes
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
Silver Wattle
In German
Glücksklee
Silver Wattle
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
Mimosa d'été
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
acacia amarilla
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
ασήμι μιμόζα
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
Acacia retinodes
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
Silver Wattle
In Latin
felix Trifolium
Silver Wattle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fabales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Acacia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Trifolieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
300950
1
27800
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