A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 Purple Clovers?

Has anyone here ever seen purple clovers? Apparently my friend brought back a few of them from a meadow in Taiwan. I don't know if they're common or rare, or much of their characteristics. I've planted a few in a pot a while ago and they're doing quite well. They're about 6 or 7 times larger than the regular green clovers with small white flowers I see often here in the U.S. The leaves are entirely purple, with a light purple/pink heart shape towards the middle. The stem is a light green. The clovers also produce numerous small, pink/purple flowers that do not look anything like the flowers of normal clovers. They grow perhaps 8-9 inches tall, quite thick in distribution, and are very ornamental

I looked online a bit but couldn't find or identify the clovers. If you have any information on this species, please let me know...thanks!

I'll probably add some pics soon, to help.

Here we go:



flowers:



thanks!

~Wilson

Is this it?

purple oxalis

Karen

My mom gave me one of these, they are so beautiful!! She told me they are a shamrock..

Thanks Karen! I think you are right!

And yes, they are quite beautiful