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This was called a Shamrock when I bought it.
Is this what is called an Oxallis (sp)???

Anyway here is some pictures of it. It was just a little thing this spring!!
It bloomed profusely!!! Constantly, for weeks!!!! Then I thought it's blooming season was over with.
But now it is starting to bloom again!! I'm so happy!
Yes, I know, I have to get it repotted!!!
I took one picture, of one of the two really big leaves, on my hand so you could see how big they are!!!!!! Sure different than the little green shamrocks you find in the grass!!!!

Yes, you have a wonderful oxalis! What color are/were the flowers? Here is a site with lots of oxalis pics. Yours is possibly a form of Oxalis purpurea.
http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/OxalisA.html

WOW Shirley - those leaves are HUGE!!!
What a happy and healthy looking plant!!!

Thank you!

Margaret, the flowers are a pale lavendar. They've just opened in the sunshine. I will try to get a good picture of them.

Should the stems be that THIN??!! They must be very strong, anyway, to hold up those big leaves!!

Here are the flowers:





They are such cute delicate little bells!!!

Oh, I love this plant! You must be so pleased with it! Those huge, richly colored leaves in a fascinating shape and such dainty flowers... wow.

Merme

I love that plant, and it has way out grown it's pot!! There are two plants in there so I am going to repot it into two pots!

when you repot it, you will discover it is more than 2 plants. they are sort of like bulblets and each one will produce several leaves, so you have more than 2. they are great plants, i love mine!!!

I like that color Shirley! I have a green one with little white flowers on it!

Thanks!!! I only knew I had two separate plants in the pot. I didn't know I would have a lot more because of bulblets!!!!!

That was going to be my next questions...about collecting seeds from the flowers. So...I don't do that, right? It's got baby bulbs!!! Cool!!!!

yep. i sent out bunches of the bulblets in the spring. they grow so fast.

loz, want some?

Now what about the thin stems...even though they must be strong!
When I repot should I set them deeper in the dirt??

nope. maybe half an inch if you feel you must. do you want some green when i repot? i'll share, if you don't get in a hurry!

No, but thank you Jiffy for offering!!! Would you like some of mine? and what would I send, the bulblets??

I figured the green, even if big, would still be like what's in the
grass. But this Purple, is totally awsome!!! I love it!!

Jiffy, I have SOOOOOOOOOOOO many plants you would wonder how I can squeeze them into this apartment!!!

That is a happy looking oxalis! They are supposed to have thin stems like that, so I wouldn't change the depth of the bulb for fear of upsetting it. when you do transplant you will get many more bulbets coming up.
Did you know that you can eat it(stems and leaves)? It is tangy (sweet and sour). You just can't survive off it because it has traces of oxalic acid (also found in spinach) which if you ate a lot (a few plants worth) would cause poisoning. My husband loves to snack on it.

Now that is news to me!!! Thanks for sharing that!!!!

It appears that your plant is in full bloom now. As the bloom count falls off, the plant will take a rest. Most of the stems will dry and fall off. Keep it lightly watered when its dormant as it will suddenly take off and grow stems. Mine started dying back at the end of August.

Thank you herbalyn. I'll try to remember to water it less when it ever starts through that phase. Right now, after it started blooming again it is going great guns!!

actually, the green isn't like what is in the grass. imagine your purple with green instead. i'll try to remember to take a pic and show you. and dodge has lots too!!!

My green one doesn't go dormant.....the growth slowed down last winter but it still flowered and grew.

I had one as well, and I threw it out because I thought it died

Don't throw them out .....They go on benders of come and goes....Purple will act like dead and come back so beautiful......I have purple , green, a perennial one blooms pink in zone 5 or 6.. And I love them all.
The purple is Wine something the name. my favorite.

All of you have given me so much help!! I thank you all. I love my plant!!
I love hearing about all of yours. It will help me to understand mine...which I've had no problem with yet. I guess it's dormant stage was went it finally quit blooming for just a few weeks. But now it's blooming fine again!

I thought it was like a woman who gives birth alot!!!! It had bloomed so much, having soooo many flowers, it exhausted it'self, and had to rest for a bit!

OK JIFFYMOUSE.......I changed my mind!!!! I will gladly accept some bulbs for a green one. And I will send you some bulbs of my purple. OK? They'd be a pretty contrast side by side.

Shirley /Jiffy

Show me photos of yours......I want to see what ones you have..

I won't throw any of mine away. :ding: :ding: :ding:

The photos of mine are already on here, so I guess she is talking to you Jiff!
I'd like to see a picture of yours also, Jiffy.

Dodge, if you have the one that blooms Pink I'd like to see a pic of it too.

Those are nice!

Jiffy sent me a bunch of the purple ones, early last spring, but to be honest, i haven't found the time/place yet to plant them :Lol:
Once fall starts, I'll plant

Shirley .............
Here is the Crasspi's Oxalis......which is a Perennial.. leave it outside all winted.....It spreads so neatly..This is by my Carriage house.



Oh your purple one is the same thing I have.It is called Wine something.

i'll post them this weekend, promise.

(Jiff, did you remember to lock that Craft Swap topic back up, or was you not going to yet. Just thought I'd ask, in case your 'forgetter' worked as good as mine does!! )

Shirley I sent the photo of mine ....pink crasspi shamrock.

b

Oh, that's a pretty one Barb!! I like the flower color!

Thanks.

Now your purple shamrock(oxalis) is called "charmed wine"
:ding:
I have it too.Gorgous

I like that name; Charmed Wine!!!

Charmed Wine Oxalis..........Look it up if your in doubt.

b

What???.........I said a LIKED it. Why would I be in doubt of it???

:ding: :ding: :ding:

ok, as promised, here are mine. not as good as other years, they've been seriously neglected... and are amongst the weeds...

the pot behind the green one is a 4" pot, just for size reference, and that is a willy hat in the corner that you see part of.


there's lots more purple, but it just isn't doing well this year.

Cool, I wish I had a purple one---they look neat!

Here's my green one....it's done really well since I repotted it. Seems to be water hungry a lot.

Loz, is yours a perennial?

Here is my CHARMED WINE OXALIS.

I dont have the green spotted one likd jiffys.

This one does best for me ..

Indoors.

i thought i sent you some? i will then, when i get mine ready for winter

Everyones is so full and close together!! Why is mine so leggy and spread out?!
Jiffy I like your green one with so much pattern on the leaves!!

mine isn't full shirley, it has been, but when they get leggy it is because they are reaching for the sun. try putting a light above yours. i grow mine in full sun.

Mine sits in full sun in my window but that is only for half a day, until the sun goes over the roof. That's the only place it can be in an apartment.
I don't have anywhere to put a light over it either.
I will just have to be leggy then; I still love it and think it's beautiful!

This one is a native ground cover here on the west coast. It is called Suksdorf's Sorrell (Oxalis suksdorfii). It is much smaller than other oxalis species with nice yellow flowers.

http://photos-119.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v134/47/22/785289119/n785289119_304274_5057.jpg

http://photos-119.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v134/47/22/785289119/n785289119_304275_5331.jpg

http://photos-119.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v134/47/22/785289119/n785289119_304276_5586.jpg
These pictures don't really do it justice. I just wanted to share this neat little one, and it has been raining out.

Sorry Emerald, the site links won't work.

Fixed it :)

Emerald

Very cute those are.........It worked for me ....YOur a lucky ducky to get them free...........We had to swap..ha ha

Thanks Emerald, now that you fixed it!! I like those pictures. I like the one with some yellow flowers..the leaves are green and purple!!!

I love that plant you posted Shirley. Can it grow outside?

sheri, i don't know how they would do for you, but mine are outside year around. and my cousin has hers in the ground!

from what i have read, they are native to the carolinas, so you can try it.

Yesterday I separated my beautiful Oxalis !! I now have a medium sized one, two small ones and one bulblet planted alone.
This morning int the sun my biggest one is not opening its leaves out like it did every morning!!!!
The little flower bells opened thought, so I guess I didn't KILL it!!!!

Maybe it is kind of in shock, and needs another day or two to get over it.

The two small ones aren't opening their leaves either!!

:ding:

No you didnt kill the biggest one.
The largest ones shock the most.......My purple will die down like dead and in a month or so......Just pop out beautiful.

Should take a start in the shade the first day or so .. Sun is a bit strong for a transplant..A day or 2 of shade is good on any transplant.