Specialty Gardening: You have too many plants, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
JesseK,

You should be able to grow oxalis (shamrocks) outdoors in your area. They are hardy in the Atlanta area so you should have no problems in Durham. They usually sell bunches of these at local nurseries and the big 3 during Valentines and St. Patrick's Day. Both the green leaf and purple leaf varieties are very easy to grow and can become almost weedy. If you break off a small part of the tuber and drop it on some bare ground, then you will usually have a new plant there. Same goes for 'Purple Heart' (setcreasea pallida).

Here are some green and purple shamrocks, formosa lilies, alstroemeria, clematis, and money plant in early April 3 years ago. By May the leaves should be twice the size. If it gets hot and dry the leaves may fall off, but have no fear - they will be back with a vengeance when they are watered well (the tubers/rhizomes keep them going).

Butch