Overview

Introduce a touch of dramatic color and unique foliage to your plant collection with our exquisite purple shamrock live plant. Also known as Oxalis Triangularis, this stunning specimen is celebrated for its rich, deep purple, clover-shaped leaves that fold up at night and unfurl with the morning sun. Each plant is a healthy, established specimen, typically measuring 4-8 inches tall, making it a perfect size for immediate display. The vibrant hue of the purple oxalis plant creates a striking contrast against green foliage, making it a focal point in any room or garden. Whether you’re a seasoned plant enthusiast or seeking an easy care houseplant, the Purple Shamrock offers beauty with minimal fuss.

Originating from Brazil, the Oxalis Triangularis is a rhizomatous perennial that thrives in a variety of settings. Its distinctive appearance and dynamic leaf movement add an interactive element to your plant display. This live plant arrives ready to be admired, providing an instant upgrade to your home decor or garden aesthetic. Embrace the charm of this resilient and visually appealing plant.

Key Benefits

The purple shamrock live plant offers a multitude of benefits, making it a popular choice for plant lovers. Its unique characteristics contribute to both aesthetic appeal and ease of care, ensuring a rewarding gardening experience. You’ll find this plant to be a delightful and dynamic addition to any space.

• Stunning Visual Appeal: The deep violet, triangular leaves provide a striking contrast against other plants, adding an elegant and exotic touch to your indoor or outdoor decor. The leaves also move in response to light, adding a dynamic element.
• Low Maintenance: This is truly an easy care houseplant, making it suitable for beginners and busy individuals. It tolerates a range of conditions and doesn’t demand constant attention.
• Versatile Placement: Thrives equally well as an indoor shamrock plant on a windowsill, a desk plant, or as part of a vibrant outdoor container garden or border in appropriate climates.
• Unique Leaf Movement: The leaves fold up at night or in low light, and open wide with the sun, a fascinating behavior that captivates observers.
• Compact Size: With a typical height of 4-8 inches, it’s perfect for smaller spaces, windowsills, or as an accent plant without taking up too much room.
• Air Purifying Qualities: Like many houseplants, the purple shamrock live plant contributes to a healthier indoor environment by helping to filter air.
• Seasonal Blooms: While primarily grown for its foliage, small, delicate pink or white flowers may appear, adding another layer of charm.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Oxalis Triangularis is straightforward, making it an excellent choice for both novice and experienced plant parents. To ensure your purple shamrock live plant thrives, understanding its basic needs for light, water, and soil is key. This plant prefers bright, indirect sunlight. Direct, harsh sun can scorch its delicate leaves, causing them to fade or burn. If grown indoors, a north or east-facing window is ideal. Outdoors, choose a spot with filtered light or morning sun and afternoon shade. Providing adequate light will ensure the deepest purple coloration of its foliage.

When it comes to watering, the Purple Shamrock prefers consistently moist, but not waterlogged, soil during its active growing season. Allow the top inch of soil to dry out slightly between waterings. Overwatering can lead to rhizome rot, so ensure your pot has good drainage. During its dormant period (which often occurs in summer or winter, when it may die back), reduce watering significantly. The plant will typically re-emerge from its rhizomes when conditions become favorable again. The purple oxalis plant thrives in well-draining potting mix, ideally one that is slightly acidic. A standard houseplant mix with added perlite or sand for improved drainage works well. Fertilize sparingly during the growing season (spring to early fall) with a balanced liquid fertilizer diluted to half strength. This easy care houseplant is quite resilient, but watch out for common pests like spider mites or mealybugs, which can be treated with insecticidal soap.

Size & Details

This offering is for one healthy purple shamrock live plant, scientifically known as Oxalis Triangularis. Each plant is well-rooted and typically measures between 4 to 8 inches in height upon arrival, including the nursery pot. The compact growth habit makes it an excellent choice for tabletops, windowsills, or as part of a mixed container arrangement. The plant is shipped in a nursery pot with soil, ensuring minimal shock during transit and easy transplantation to your preferred decorative planter. With proper care, this plant exhibits a moderate growth rate, gradually filling its container with lush, vibrant foliage. Expect the distinctive deep purple leaves to fully develop and display their characteristic folding and unfolding movements, adding dynamic interest to your space. The plant’s rhizomatous nature means it can spread over time, creating a fuller display.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this purple shamrock live plant get? A: Our purple shamrock live plant typically arrives 4-8 inches tall. With good care, it can reach up to 10-12 inches in height and spread, forming a beautiful, dense clump of foliage.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Oxalis Triangularis is versatile. It thrives as an indoor shamrock plant in bright, indirect light, and can also be grown outdoors in USDA Hardiness Zones 8-11 in partial shade.
• Q: How much sunlight does the purple oxalis plant need? A: This plant prefers bright, indirect sunlight. Too much direct sun can scorch its leaves, while too little can cause the purple color to fade.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, the Purple Shamrock is considered an easy care houseplant, making it great for beginners. It’s forgiving of occasional neglect and signals its needs clearly.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your purple shamrock live plant will arrive carefully packaged in its nursery pot with soil, ensuring it’s healthy and ready to thrive in your home or garden.
• Q: When is the best time to plant or repot an Oxalis Triangularis? A: You can plant or repot your Oxalis Triangularis any time of year when growing indoors. If planting outdoors in suitable zones, spring is an ideal time after the last frost.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: If you live in USDA Zones 8-11, your purple shamrock live plant can stay outdoors year-round. In colder zones, it should be brought indoors before the first frost or treated as an annual.
• Q: What kind of soil does the purple shamrock live plant prefer? A: It thrives in well-draining, slightly acidic potting mix. A standard houseplant soil amended with perlite or sand for extra drainage is perfect.
• Q: Does the purple oxalis plant flower? A: Yes, in addition to its stunning foliage, the purple oxalis plant may produce small, delicate pink or white flowers, especially during its active growing season.
• Q: Is this plant pet-safe? A: No, Oxalis species contain oxalic acid, which can be toxic if ingested by pets. It’s best to keep this plant out of reach of curious animals.