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Common Name: Shamrock, Clover, Wood Sorrel
Varieties: Oxalis deppei - Green Oxalis, regnelli atropurpurea - Purple
Description: These plants are annual or perennial. The leaves are divided into three to ten or more round, heart-shaped or lanceolate leaflets, arranged in a whorl with all the leaflets of roughly equal size. The majority of species have three leaflets; in these species, the leaves are superficially similar to those of some clovers, though clovers differ in having the leaflets not in a whorl, and of unequal size with two smaller side leaflets and one larger central leaflet. Some species exhibit rapid changes in leaf angle in response to temporarily high light intensity. The flowers have five petals, usually fused at the base, and ten stamens; the petal colour varies from white to pink, red or yellow. The fruit is a small capsule containing several seeds. The roots are often tuberous, and several species also reproduce vegetatively by production of bulbils, which detach to produce new plants.
Origin: The genus occurs throughout most of the world, except for the polar areas; species diversity is particularly rich in tropical Brazil and Mexico and in South Africa.
Indoor Temperature Range: 50°F - 65°F
Indoor Light Requirements: Bright, indirect light.
Water Requirements: Allow soil to become fairly dry. Then, drench thoroughly.
Season: March
Plant Care: This plant will come back next year if it is given a 2-3 month rest period. Interesting Fact: Do you know that there is no such thing as a "Shamrock Plant"? The word shamrock comes from the Irish word "seamrog" meaning "little clover". The true Irish Shamrock, as identified by Nathaniel Colgan c. 1893 is a clover. It is not one of any or many clovers, it is one species, collected from a majority of counties at that time and with the exception of a very few plants, the majority were Trifolium repens or a form of this plant - White clover also known as Dutch Clover.
AVAILABILITY: |
| February - March Green & Purple |
SIZES: |
| 4 1/4" 6" |