Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Aquatics
Origin
Mexico
Australia
Types
lucky clover is a type of clover
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
04
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-109-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm10.20 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
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water every two or three days during warmer months
Needs very little water
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial 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
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
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
Frogs
Allergy
-
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Prevent weeds
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
OXALIS tetraphylla
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Lucky Clover
Water Clover
In German
Glücksklee
Wasser Klee
In French
trèfle porte-bonheur
Eau Clover
In Spanish
trébol de la suerte
Agua trébol
In Greek
τυχερό τριφύλλι
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
trevo da sorte
Clover água
In Polish
lucky koniczyny
Woda Clover
In Latin
felix Trifolium
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Fabales
Hydropteridales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Marsilea
Clade
-
-
Tribe
Trifolieae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
3004
1
27800
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