Right now you can pick up these cute little green gems in garden centers, gift shops and the grocery store then pop them in a pot to celebrate St Pat's. They're the closest thing to four-leaf clovers.
When I think of oxalis, (what an ugly sounding name for such a charming plant), I think of the smaller, yellow blooming ones considered weeds in California, otherwise known as wood sorrel. I remember it always growing in orange groves when I was a child, and being told it was bad. I found it endearing. I also found a few four-leafed specimens.
This variety is non-invasive; it can mingle among houseplants inside, hang out on the shady porch come summer and in warmer climes be used as a living mulch for spring bulb flowers. Useful, yes. Lucky? I hope so.
Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Garden Buzz!!!
