Shamrock

Purple Shamrock

My mom gave me this plant a couple years ago.  You usually see them in the store around St. Patty’s Day.  It’s an Oxalis Triangularis, but I call it my Shamrock plant.  I had it inside, as a houseplant for a few months and it got sickly looking.  Then it died. There were no leaves or signs of life.  I didn’t think anything of it, just another plant that died thanks to my black thumb, so I moved the pot out of view (I actually put it in a storage closet with our potting stuff).  The next Spring I put the pot outside and just ignored it.  Literally.  It sat on the edge of our patio barren and un-watered (except for rain water).   A few weeks later some shamrocks popped up and it had come back to life.  I brought it inside when the temperature started to cool and the plant died again.  I wish I took photos of it this Spring before I put it outside.  The pot was just soil and now, about 3 weeks later, it’s blooming and beautiful.  I wanted to post an article on this in case you ever purchase one or receive one as a gift.  They do make nice houseplants (for a short time in my house), but look best for me outside in the Spring and Summer.

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