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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial

Origin

-
-

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

20120
0 40000
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Habitat

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
Humid climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm35.60 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
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Silver
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Three Lobed
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
Requires watering in the growing season

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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

Irritation to stomach
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
Rheumatism

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod
Rhizomes

Other Uses

Used for making green dye
Leaves used for wrapping food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lotus corniculatus
HOMALOMENA Wallisii

Common Name

Trefoil
Homalomena

In Hindi

तिपतिया घास
Homalomena

In German

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
Homalomena

In French

Lotier corniculé
Homalomena

In Spanish

Lotus corniculatus
Homalomena

In Greek

Trefoil
Homalomena

In Portuguese

Lotus corniculatus
homalomena

In Polish

Komonica zwyczajna
Homalomena

In Latin

trefoil
Homalomena

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Fabales
Arales

Family

Fabaceae
Araceae

Genus

Lotus
Homalomena

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

300122
1 27800
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Difference Between Trefoil and Homalomena

If you are confused whether Trefoil or Homalomena 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 Trefoil and Homalomena Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Trefoil are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Homalomena fertilizers required are fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Trefoil and Homalomena if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Trefoil and Homalomena

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Trefoil and Homalomena. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Trefoil and Homalomena 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 Trefoil is anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative and Febrifuge whereas of Homalomena is Rheumatism. Trefoil has beauty benefits as follows: while Homalomena has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Trefoil vs Homalomena

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 Trefoil vs Homalomena 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 Trefoil are Irritation to stomach whereas of Homalomena have Mouth itching, Throat itching and Toxic respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Trefoil has no showy fruits and Homalomena has no showy fruits. Also Trefoil is not flowering and Homalomena is not flowering . You can compare Trefoil and Homalomena facts and facts of other plants too.