Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruit, Vegetable
Origin
-
Mediterranean, Middle East
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
2040
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Spreading
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green, Silver
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Three Lobed
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Aphids, Leafminer
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Seedpod
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used for making green dye
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Lotus corniculatus
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Common Name
Trefoil
Fenugreek
In Hindi
तिपतिया घास
मेंथी
In German
Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
Bockshornklee
In French
Lotier corniculé
Fenugrec
In Spanish
Lotus corniculatus
Fenogreco
In Greek
Trefoil
Τριγωνέλλα
In Portuguese
Lotus corniculatus
fenacho
In Polish
Komonica zwyczajna
Kozieradka
In Latin
trefoil
Graecum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lotus
Trigonella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Trifolieae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
30036
1
27800
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