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Oxalis adenophylla, commonly known as Chilean oxalis or silver shamrock (among other common names), is an Argentinian and Chilean alpine plant. It does well in far-north locations such as Sweden, Norway and Nova Scotia (Canada), as well as in purely temperate regions. Its cold-hardiness comes from the bulb's adaptation to freezing during dormancy.
Parochetus communis, known in English as shamrock pea or blue oxalis, [1] is a species of legume, and the only species in the genus Parochetus and in the subtribe Parochetinae. [6] It is a low-growing plant with blue papilionaceous flowers and clover -like leaves.
Trifolium dubium, the lesser trefoil, [2] suckling clover, [3] little hop clover or lesser hop trefoil, is a flowering plant in the pea and clover family Fabaceae.This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish shamrock.
The shamrock is synonymous with Ireland and St. Patrick's Day. Mary Lee offers a history lesson and some interesting facts about this plant. Over the Garden Fence: All about shamrocks
The shamrock carries religious ties, while the four-leaf clover is considered a sign of luck due to its exceeding rarity. In fact, around one out of 10,000 clovers have four leaves.
Oxalis triangularis, commonly called false shamrock, is a species of perennial plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to several countries in southern South America . This woodsorrel is typically grown as a houseplant but can be grown outside in USDA climate zones 8a–11, preferably in light shade.
Several species are grown as pot plants or as ornamental plants in gardens, for example, O. versicolor. Oxalis flowers range in colour from whites to yellow, peaches, pink, or multi-coloured flowers. [11] Some varieties have double flowers, for example the double form of O. compressus.
Oxalis tetraphylla (often traded under its synonym O. deppei) is a bulbous herbaceous perennial plant from Mexico. It is sometimes sold as lucky clover or shamrock (though it is neither a clover nor a shamrock). In the wild or feral state it is often called four-leaved wood-sorrel after its family, Oxalidaceae.