are shamrocks perennials
Low-growing oxalis plants are between 2 and 12 inches tall. Stems grow from fibrous roots or bulbs. Some oxalis have sour-tasting leaves and stems that gave them their name, from oxys which means sour in Greek. The taste comes from oxalic acid, and leaves of some species are used as salad ingredients. Funnel-shaped flowers have five petals and are held above the leaves. If so, well predicted. Despite all its positive points the Purple Shamrock is actually quite rare to find living in peoples homes. Oh yes its much more common to grow Oxalis outside amongst your Summer Bedding, the annuals, perennials or shrubs. It's a gardeners plant in many respects. Send to a friend. Shamrock Bulbs. Plant 3-4'' apart and 1-2'' deep in full to part sun with moist, well-drained soil. They grow 10-12'' tall with a medium growth rate and bloom in June through September. Flowers are rosy, some call it pink and some red, and sometimes may have yellow centers. Flowering shamrock have green clover-... Fertilizer - Oxalis are not heavy feeders. You can feed every 2 weeks in the spring and summer with a. balanced liquid fertilizer diluted in half. Pinch off any and all spent flowers by reaching into the foliage and carefully pinching (not pulling) the. stem off the plant. They grow 10-12'' tall with a medium growth rate and bloom in June through September. Flowers are rosy, some call it pink and some red, and sometimes may have yellow centers. Flowering shamrock have green clover-like foliage with purple cross shaped markings. Can be used in beds, borders, rock gardens and containers. Purple Shamrock grows in a clump habit of striking purple foliage. Its triangular-shaped leaves fold along the vein and look like butterflies fluttering above slender stems. Many varieties are available, including 'Triangularis' pictured here. Other common names for this plant are False Shamrock and Shamrock Plant. You can expect an abundance of soft-pink flowers to appear in spring and summer. Dainty, five-petaled blooms rise like trumpets above the mounds of purple, clover-like leaves. Don't let its fragile appearance deceive you. Oxalis makes a perennial ground cover in shady areas. Oxalis (Oxalis spp.), also called sorrel or shamrock, has a negative image if all you know of them are weedy, invasive cosmopolitan species. However, most of the about 800 species of oxalis are native plants in tropical South America and Africa or in temperate areas of the Old and New World. Many are used for landscaping or as houseplants. Oxalis are perennial plants but can give the appearance of annuals by going dormant in winter or during droughts. Other species are similar in shape, except they tend to have green leaves. The plant is also a little bit magic, because it can revive itself from the dead! Rather than being intrinsically linked with the soil like many other plants, Oxalis is linked to the soil by its tiny bulbs. You'll find shamrock plants in florist shops before St. Patrick's Day. The bulbs are also easy to grow -- and to find online. Oxalis deppei, pictured above, has lobed leaflets and pinkish-red flowers. Sometimes called Iron Cross for the purple-brown markings that form a circle in the center. Shamrock Plant is cherished for its resemblance to four leaf clovers, making it a popular St. Patrick's Day gift plant. Perhaps you could consider these St. Patrick's Day shamrocks lucky because they are easy to grow. These perennial plants thrive in average room conditions, making shamrock care a breeze. Shamrock plants make great house plants. When grown outdoors, shamrocks have an invasive nature.
Yes, It is perennials.