Identification: Plant Name Unknown

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by bobbryant, Oct 25, 2006.

  1. bobbryant

    bobbryant Member

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    I need help in identifying a plant given to me by an elderly lady who said the plant was her great grandmothers. The plant is delicate with crimson clover-like leaves and small light pink flowers in clusters of seven to the stem. When removed from the light the leaves close downward. She called the plant a "clover plant" but I have been unable to find a reference to it.

    Thanks...Bob

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  2. jimmyq

    jimmyq Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    looks like a type of Oxalis
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Appears to be Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionacea (syn. O. regnellii), Purple Shamrock.
     
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    Thanks! I looked it up after your kind reply and that's it! The puzzle is solved thanks to you.
     

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