hi every-one, i had my mother, aunty, and (sister who i have not seen for over 2 years) here for a holiday for a week they went home yesterday 26/04/07 i took them to dublin for the day and went on a bus tour of all dublin showing us all museums, sweet moly marone,& historic buildings, it was a very good day, while we was there in dubling i bought a starter pack to grow your own shammrock i have done what the instructions told me to do, and now the seeds have been planted in the pot provided, could some-one tell me the after care of this shammrock plant, i,e feeding how often, watering how often, do they like sun, shade,can they go out side, can i trim them back to keep them at the same size once they have grown to the size i like, as much info please as i don,t know much about this plant, thank you paul walker.
Hi Paul, I have had shmrock for donkeys years. It originated as a cutting from Ireland I believe. Never grown it from seed though. Mine's been outside for at least 10 years. I tend tio split it and replant in different spots every other year. The ones I now have are very hardy and being outside just get the odd feed in spring.
Hi Paul. We have been collecting Shamrock (aka Sorrel) since last Spring, and we have several different types, there are infact around 800 different Oxalis [latin name]. They grow well just about anywhere in our garden, which, living on a council estate, doesn't have particullaly good earth. I would reccommend growing it in a pot, as they can become invasive, keeping it well watered. Can I ask what colour yours are? What colour are the leaves & flowers on yours too JB?
To be honest Beki, didn't know there were so many different types Also mines looking a bit straggly this year. Think I'll have to replant it whan flowers have gone. Trouble is the flowers last for ages if I remember rightly.
There are so many types I wouldn't like to try and guess which one you have! A common pink one which I have is simply known as 'Pink sorrel' and yes mine has been in flower for a week or so now and flowers for ages. I notice Paul has posted a new topic on his seeds, and now I suspect he is referring to Trifolium - Clover. The leaves of the two can look similar, and Oxalis 'Sorrel' are often reffered to as 'Shamrock'. Here is a pic of my Pink Sorrel.
