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Trefoil and Painted Fingernails


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tender Perennial  
Tender Perennial  

Origin
Brazil  
-  

Types
-  
-  

Number of Varieties
2  
20  
99+

Habitat
Rainforest  
Lawn, Pastures, stream banks  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15  
9-11  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24  
9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
15.20 cm  
99+
20.30 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
40.60 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet  
Orange, Gold  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green  
Light Green, Sea Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green  
Green, Sea Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green  
Green, Sea Green, Silver  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Linear  
Three Lobed  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
-  
Acidic  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water  
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Acidic  

Soil Type
Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
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  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Scale insects  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Butterflies  
Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
Irritation to stomach  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Seedpod  

Other Uses
-  
Used for making green dye  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical  
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis  
Lotus corniculatus  

Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails  
Trefoil  

In Hindi
painted fingernail  
तिपतिया घास  

In German
painted fingernail  
Gewöhnlicher Hornklee  

In French
Neoregelia spectabilis  
Lotier corniculé  

In Spanish
painted fingernail  
Lotus corniculatus  

In Greek
painted fingernail  
Trefoil  

In Portuguese
Painted fingernails  
Lotus corniculatus  

In Polish
painted fingernail  
Komonica zwyczajna  

In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis  
trefoil  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Embryophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Lilopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Bromeliales  
Fabales  

Family
Bromeliaceae  
Fabaceae  

Genus
Neoregelia  
Lotus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Bromelioideae  
-  

Number of Species
-  
300  
99+

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Difference Between Painted Fingernails and Trefoil

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Importance of Painted Fingernails and Trefoil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Painted Fingernails and Trefoil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Painted Fingernails and Trefoil as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Painted Fingernails is whereas of Trefoil is anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative and Febrifuge. Painted Fingernails has beauty benefits as follows: while Trefoil has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Painted Fingernails vs Trefoil

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Painted Fingernails vs Trefoil and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Painted Fingernails are whereas of Trefoil have Irritation to stomach respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Painted Fingernails has no showy fruits and Trefoil has no showy fruits. Also Painted Fingernails is not flowering and Trefoil is not flowering . You can compare Painted Fingernails and Trefoil facts and facts of other plants too.

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