Oxalis, or the false shamrock’s (Oxalis triangularis) dramatic dark purple leaves and sprays of starry white or pale pink flowers will make a striking statement in any houseplant collection. While the ...

No sooner do we turn the calendar page to March than we begin to see hints that St. Patrick’s Day is approaching. Corned beef is featured at grocery stores and sandwich shops, green beer gets a ...

March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day. We Americans traditionally celebrate with two symbols of this special day with the wearing of the color green and enjoying the beauty of the “lucky clover” Shamrock or ...

If you're looking to brighten up your home now spring has sprung, a houseplant is a great way to add life to any room. Flowering plants will herald the arrival of the new season and add colour. But if ...

If a leprechaun leaps from the faerie den this St. Patrick’s Day to ask if you know a shamrock from a clover, what will you answer? “If you said the shamrock is a clover, you’re in luck,” says ...

A friend told me recently that she has a new ground cover in her yard. And she wasn’t happy about it. “It’s oxalis,” she said. “And it’s everywhere.” I have been wondering myself about the recent ...

We get the occasional shopper in our nursery who, in hearing us recommend oxalis to a nearby customer, registers horror on her face. Not to worry, there are several wonderful, noninvasive oxalis ...

Q. Ten years ago a friend gave my wife a pretty purple flower growing out of a three-leaf clover. Now we have the stuff all over the yard -- in the grass and in flower beds. -- R.D.G., Houston A. You ...

There are certain non-native plants (aka “escaped exotics”/weeds) that I’m rather fond of despite their purported invasiveness. Among them, pink sorrel (Oxalis debilis) stands out, literally as well ...