×

Red Clover
Red Clover

Silver Wattle
Silver Wattle



ADD
Compare
X
Red Clover
X
Silver Wattle

Compare Red Clover and Silver Wattle

What is

Life Span

Biennial and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Australia

Types

-
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

22
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Warmer regions
open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-58-11
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.00 cm530.00 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.00 cm530.00 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Adequately

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
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

Borers, Red blotch, Root weevil
Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Salt

Facts

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

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bumblebees, Butterflies
-

Allergy

allergic reaction, Headache, Liver disease, Nausea
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair, Promotes healthy skin
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Cough, Expectorant, Sedative
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Food for animals, Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used to make herbal teas
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trifolium pratense
Acacia retinodes

Common Name

Red Clover
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

लाल तिपतिया घास
Silver Wattle

In German

Rotklee
Silver Wattle

In French

Trèfle rouge
Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

Trébol rojo
acacia amarilla

In Greek

Κόκκινο τριφύλλι
ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Trevo vermelho
Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Czerwona koniczyna
Silver Wattle

In Latin

Trifolium pratense
Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Fabales

Family

Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Trifolium
Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Trifolieae
-

Subfamily

Faboideae
-

Number of Species

300950
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between Red Clover and Silver Wattle

If you are confused whether Red Clover or Silver Wattle are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Red Clover and Silver Wattle Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Red Clover are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Silver Wattle fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Red Clover and Silver Wattle if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Importance of Red Clover and Silver Wattle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Clover and Silver Wattle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Clover and Silver Wattle 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 Red Clover is Antispasmodic, Cough, Expectorant and Sedative whereas of Silver Wattle is . Red Clover has beauty benefits as follows: Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair and Promotes healthy skin while Silver Wattle has beauty benefits as follows: Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair and Promotes healthy skin.

Compare Facts of Red Clover vs Silver Wattle

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 Red Clover vs Silver Wattle 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 Red Clover are allergic reaction, Headache, Liver disease and Nausea whereas of Silver Wattle have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Clover has no showy fruits and Silver Wattle has no showy fruits. Also Red Clover is not flowering and Silver Wattle is not flowering . You can compare Red Clover and Silver Wattle facts and facts of other plants too.