Wednesday 11 January 2017

Little Purple Leaflets From My Purple Shamrock Plants.

Today, I am sharing again about my Purple Shamrock or Oxalis Triangularis. If you want to read more, you can click here for my more detailed previous post.
A hanging pot of Purple Shamrock.
One day while watering my plants, I noticed something unusual.
I noticed a leaflet growing together with the flowers on the flower stalk!
Not only on one flower stalk but on other flower stalks as well.
These small leaflets are not the same as the normal leaves.
The normal leaves grow out of the earth from the tubers, but not the leaflets.
Linking to Flower Wednesday.

Sing praises to the Lord!
Raise your voice in song to him who rides upon the clouds!
Jehovah is his name - oh, rejoice in his presence.
(Psalm 68:4, The Living Bible-TLB)

59 comments:

  1. So cute. 1st glance i thought java ginseng's flower but it's not

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    1. Thank you, dear. It was love at first sight when I first set eyes on this plant.

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  2. Oh this is so pretty and delicate Nancy! I love the purple leaves. Have a nice day.

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    1. Thank you, Riitta. I love the purple leaves too! Have a lovely day!

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  3. How unusual and yet so pretty!

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    1. Thank you, Phong Hong. I fell in love with the unusual leaves.

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  4. Nancy, your purple shamrock plant is so happy and beautiful! I love them too because the leaves look like butterflies... but I lost mine last year because I left them out in the garden and they didn't like the cold:(

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    1. So sad about the lost of your plant. The tubers can easily sprout new growth if the condition is back to normal. Hope you got back the plant.

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  5. Fell in love with this plant when first time saw it in my ex-nanny's house. I got some from her and grow in my pot. They are lovely; both the leaves and the flowers.

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    1. It was same with me, fell in love with it at fist sight at the nursery. Hoping to propagate them into more hanging pots.

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  6. CNY coming, i saw many plants, but can only see, cannot buy, as i do not have green finger...

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    1. I am also tempted to buy but I didn't. He he!

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  7. beautiful flowers ^^
    Kisses;*
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  8. I know these flowers and also had a home. However, the individual leaves that look like hearts have not seen. Regards.

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    1. Thank you, Giga. It was the leaves that attracted me to the plants.

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  9. What a beautiful plant. Very beautiful thanks to your green thumb.

    Have a fabulous day Nancy. ☺

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  10. I think plants will do anything for you!! We have one of these shamrocks outside at the side of our house. A friend gave us a cutting of hers. They are wonderful and hardy. Plus they remind me of Saint Patrick.

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    1. Thank you, Ginny. I have the green Oxalis for Saint Patrick.

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  11. Such a beautiful plant, I love the delicate flowers such a lovely colour.

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    1. Thank you, Mamas. The flowers are very pretty.

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  12. The flowers do look quite delicate, and cheerful!

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  13. Interesting post my dear, thank you for sharing :-)

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  14. So pretty, you certainly have green fingers. Diane

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    1. Thank you, Diane. It is a joy to see them growing well!

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  15. Aren't they lovely?!!!
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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    1. Thank you, Jenn. Yes, and they are happy and cheerful too!

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  16. I always have this feeling when I discover a new bloom : it's like the flower's saying "hello" to me 😊

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    1. Yes, Irene. Especially this bright and cheerful flowers saying hello to us!

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  17. Such a lovely plant - both leaves and flowers! xx Karen

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  18. wow!! the flowers are so beautiful..

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  19. It's nice to see a different color other than green inside the house.

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    1. Plants with purple leaves are very rare. Have a lovely day!

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  20. you are so detailed to notice these unique leaflets.

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    1. Thank you, Mun. Enjoying my plants is my favourite past time.

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  21. An interesting plant. It looks perfect in the hanging basket with those delicate stems and pretty flowers hanging down. Have a good day!

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    1. This plant does well in hanging basket. Have a good day too!

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  22. Lovely plant. Yea I like the unique purple leaves. Have a great weekend, Nancy!

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  23. These are one of my favourite plants, Nancy. Unique and beautiful. Yours is growing so well.

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    1. Thank you, Sharon. It is one of my favourite plants too!

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  24. Very observant of you! The leaf shape is also different from the others... like a baby shamrock.

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    1. Thank you, Stacy. Nature is always full of surprises for me.

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  25. I wanna have this kind of plant. Can they be planted outdoors?

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