Oxalis, or the false shamrock’s (Oxalis triangularis) dramatic dark purple leaves and sprays of starry white or pale pink flowers will make a striking statement in any houseplant collection. While the ...

In the year 432 AD, a missionary who earlier assumed the name Patricius, arrived in Ireland with the objective of converting the Celtic Irish to Christianity. Legend has it that he used a small, three ...

Friday is Saint Patrick’s Day. We Americans traditionally celebrate with two symbols of this special day – the wearing of the color green and enjoying the beauty of the “lucky clover” Shamrock or ...

The best plant for St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t have a thing to do with Ireland — unless they drink green beer in Brazil. Oxalis triangularis, aka false shamrock, is a bulb-type flowering plant native to ...

Each day as the sun rises, so too do the leaves of Oxalis triangularis, also known as the love plant or purple shamrock. And as the light fades, the triangular leaves fold down neatly to rest until ...

March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day. We Americans traditionally celebrate with two symbols of this special day with the wearing of the color green and enjoying the beauty of the “lucky clover” Shamrock or ...

Dear Master Gardener: I would like to purchase purple shamrock plants to have as a table decoration for St. Patrick’s Day. How do I care for them? Can I plant them outside next summer? Answer: In ...

If a leprechaun leaps from the faerie den this St. Patrick’s Day to ask if you know a shamrock from a clover, what will you answer? “If you said the shamrock is a clover, you’re in luck,” says ...

For many years I have enjoyed Oxalis triangularis (Purple Shamrock) and Lucky Shamrock with bright, light green leaves -- both have the characteristic 3-leaflet foliage. For many years I have enjoyed ...

A friend told me recently that she has a new ground cover in her yard. And she wasn’t happy about it. “It’s oxalis,” she said. “And it’s everywhere.” I have been wondering myself about the recent ...