Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruit
Origin
-
Southeastern Asia, China
Types
-
Castellana
Joppa
Mosambi
Narinja
Verna
Number of Varieties
20100
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
Farms, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-9
Sunset Zone
9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Three Lobed
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
Do not water frequently, Requires watering in the growing season, Water every two or three days during warmer months
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
Full 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
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
-
Part of Plant Used
Seedpod
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for making green dye
Cosmetics, Culinary use
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Lotus corniculatus
CITRUS sinensis 'Budd'
Common Name
Trefoil
Orange
In Hindi
तिपतिया घास
नारंगी
In German
Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
Orange
In French
Lotier corniculé
Orange
In Spanish
Lotus corniculatus
naranja
In Greek
Trefoil
Πορτοκάλι
In Portuguese
Lotus corniculatus
laranja
In Polish
Komonica zwyczajna
Pomarańczowy
In Latin
trefoil
aurantiaco
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Lotus
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
-
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
3001000
1
27800
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