Purple Shamrocks, Oxalis triangularis. How to Repot, Rejuvenate, and Grow Them.
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- If you've ever grown purple shamrocks, then you probably know how beautiful they can be, when they are at their best.
I recently repotted ours after several years in the same pot. The results were pretty good, and now it looks great!
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I am writing back to let you know that I am the one trying to root with no tubers and eventually they 2 of them root , I am currently waiting in another one . So it is posible to root with no bulb.
Hey, that's awesome, Vivian!! Thanks for sharing that bit of information! I don't know if you are on Facebook, but you could post pictures there if you want :) facebook.com/midwestgardener
I'm going to pin your comment so others will be able to see it.
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Thank you.. I passed some on not realizing I needed the bulb... so this is good news. :)
I love how the video starts with a very stalky plant and followed it through until i has fully rejuvenated. Thanks for this wonderful video.
Hey, thanks for the very kind comment, Chris. I very much appreciate it. Glad that you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for posting this. I appreciate especially your comparison between the pot grown and garden grown tubers, which makes me feel more confident about taking excess tubers and just letting them "go native" for the growing season.
You're very welcome! Yes, that's a great way to experiment with the excess ones. Hope you enjoy those "native" ones.
I am currently working on saving an oxalis that has been in the building I work in for years before I came to work there. I took it home to put in the dark. I am grateful for your videos! Now I know how to let her rest and rejuvenate so much better.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!! 😊
I'm glad I could help! I hope she has many more years of beauty!
thanks , just the info I was looking for, nice video, no waffling on like many other people ! Well explained step by step !
Thanks you very much! I'm glad that you found it helpful.
I'm grateful for your Purple Shamrock video! I've had a Purple Shamrock for about 6 years and it's one of my favorite plants. It survives all year long in filtered light on our porch, usually with a full array of gorgeous leaves and delicate flowers. It loves NE Florida weather. But recently the plant stopped flourishing and it dawned on me that I hadn't re-potted it in 2-3 years. I watched your video twice and it helped me to get 'brave' and do what needed to be done. It's a plant that appears to be delicate, but I know it will come back strong. Thanks! (P.S.: Enjoyed the bird songs in the background, too!)
I'm very glad that you found it helpful. It seems that a lot of people have found the information in this video to be useful. That always makes me feel good, knowing that a video might help a few folks here and there. Hope yours comes back better than ever!! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Much appreciated!
I shink so, the Shamrock is great..... I think so, the shamrock is great and special is a gift of dear aunt Elaynes
Plants as gifts are always a good thing.
Oh my goodness, WOW! what a BEAUTIFUL transformation :-) the Purple shamrock is absolutely so BEAUTIFUL and I really LOVE the purple color and the flowers are absolutely gorgeous too :-) thats amazing the transformation in just a few weeks, so so STUNNING and I LOVE your giant Tea pot planter too :-) thanks a million Jim for sharing and sending heaps of love and happy growing from Ireland for a FANTASTIC afternoon XXXX
That planter is unique. Yes, the plant did very well after it got some new dirt.
So exciting to know how to repot them!! Thank you!
Glad I could help! You're very welcome!
After reading many very good questions & your replies, I find this GREAT info for my zone 6 plants! I'll be putting them in the basement which will be about 60-65 deg. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I scoured 5 greenhouses to find this plant to no avail. Resorted to ordering online so I don't want to kill them!
Thanks for the very kind comment! I think you will enjoy them. And the nice thing about them is that you should be able to enjoy them for years. We will probably be bringing ours in sometime next month. It's been outside all summer.
Thanks for showing growth over time!
You're welcome, Graham! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Thank you so much for showing such a complete process. TY TY
You're very welcome!
I just seen these for the first time in person at my son's school. I asked and was told I could take a cutting but wasn't sure how to. Then I found this video. Thank you! I have confidence that I'll take a good piece home and do well with it!
Very glad that I could help, Heather. I think you will enjoy growing them. Thanks for dropping by!
I do have one question. Would it be best to wait till spring or would my cutting (and the original plant) be ok if I took my piece now? The mother plant is not in dormancy and is flowering.
It depends on what you are going to do with it, and where you live. They can't survive a winter here, so we take ours inside. They can survive outside in zones 7-10. You could probably take a tuber now and get it to grow if you live down south, or are going to keep it inside for the winter, and have a good south facing window.
I am zone 6b and was planning to keep it in the house.. I think I'll give it a try. See what happens. Thank you and I will let you know what happens!
Heather Haskie
Same zone as us. Yep, it's worth a shot. And thanks for letting us know. I think sharing information helps us all.
Thanks for the tips. Got a few of the tubers from my husbands aunt that lives in PA and it was outside in 80+ temps and it was keeling over a bit. I think its time to repot!
You're very welcome! I hope it turns out beautifully!
I'm in Pittsburgh (zone 6) - we had temps in the 90s and my plants were ecstatic. Just kept watering. :)
...I've never ever seen purple shamrocks, before...I like them 💜💚
We see them for sale a lot around St. Patrick's day in our area.
wow such beauties, someone gave me some and last yr my chickens got to them I thought they killed them off but now I see they scratched those tubers around a bit cuz I found some growing outside the bed I put them in. thnx for sharing
Thanks. That's pretty cool that some of the tubers survived and grew more plants!
The blue cup-shaped pot is so cute!
Thanks! We've had that one for a while now, so it's starting to show it's age.
That's a really attractive plant.Thank you Jane.
Thanks for dropping by. Have a great day!
I had never seen those, they are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing 😁
Thanks for watching.
enjoyed this video. I was under the impression that rhysomes had to be just above the soil level. Kind of like how irises do not get buried in the dirt or they rot. I'm on the western slope of Colorado, next to the Grand Mesa where we get our irrigation water from. I'm so happy to have irrigation water here!!! Unlike the Denver area where I grew up.
Have a great day! 🌼🌱
Hey, thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm not really an expert on them, but I thought I would share how I take care of ours. It seems to be working pretty well for us. Also glad you have irrigation water!
Great video, thank you so much for sharing!! I'm just starting to learn about Shamrocks, so this will help out a lot! They seem absolutely amazing to grow and I can't wait to get some more🤗
Glad I could help! Thanks a bunch for taking the time to comment!
Thank you for your hard work. It's encouraging to know that these plants will come back 😊
You're very welcome! I'm glad that people have found this video useful. 😀
Thank you very much for the wonderful videos.
You're very welcome!
exactly what I was looking for! thanks from Canada
Glad I could help, Jamie! Thanks for watching!
Wow that is really helpful to me. I just got mine yesterday
I always love hearing that a video helped someone. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
What an unusual plant, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for watching.
So pretty! I have one pot and cant wait to see some flowers!
Thanks! I hope you get many years of enjoyment from yours.....and lots of flowers!
Midwest Gardener you too sir! Have a nice day 🌱🌱
You're welcome! You have a nice day too.
Thank you for sharing! This is exactly the video I was looking for! 👌
You're very welcome! I'm glad that you found it useful.
Your plant is beautiful I just got one and it's very little thanks for sharing this video
You're very welcome. I hope yours flourishes!
🙂 Thank you 😊
Hello! Your video gives me so much hope! Four days ago I got my first Purple Shamrock plant ordered online but am bewildered at how the leaves have dried up although the stalks are supple...here in Kolkata ,it's just after the monsoons ,so it's very hot and humid. I've been advised to put the plant in direct sunlight for an hour in the morning and then into indirect sunlight(for a week) . I hope by then it turns out like your plants,yours are gorgeous!❤ Best wishes ,from Kolkata ,India 🇮🇳 🙏
I'm glad that you feel better after watching the video. It always makes me feel like I'm doing something worthwhile when a video helps someone. I think that as long as those tubers in the soil are alive, your plant will be just fine. I have many people from India who watch my videos. There's always room for more :)
@@MidwestGardener 🙂,thank you for replying! You're doing us all a favour ,even from across the miles! ☮
@@anjananaturelover2083 You're welcome!
I thought this was a 1 year plant .thanks for sharing.I bought the plant a few months ago.
You're welcome! Yes, they can last meany years with a little maintenance.
Great information Jim. New plant to me. Best wishes Bob.
Thanks, Bob.
Thankyou for sharing
You're welcome!
we’ve had one for almost 30 years and it’s never been repotted! it would always get ratty (semi dormant?) by the end of winter..not enough light in the kitchen...last winter it thrived under a clip on light and continues to amaze. what is it living on?? i hate to tear it up to repot it but it probably has many dozens of corms in that pot! i finally got curious and was happy to find your video!
Thanks for sharing that, Joanna. That's pretty awesome that you've had it that long! It's kind of like a member of the family by now :) I hope you get many more years from it!
thanks just repotted my oxalis
You're welcome! Hope it comes back stronger than ever :)
I don't mind some of your left overs to plant my own lovely plants thanks
Sorry Aisha, they're all spoken for.
I'm so glad I found your channel! I'm about to go into my first winter with my oxalis and I was so scared I would have to let them die as I have them in an off the deck planter. I've watched all 3 in your oxalis series and I now know how to bring them inside for dormancy and I'm even going to give extra tubers to my mom for her garden!
My biggest question: how long can the tubers be left in dormancy? If I dry them out tomorrow, will they be okay until next march? (I live in Dallas, zone 8). During this time, if I repot them into dry soil, will I need to water/mist them at all to keep them alive during dormancy? I don't dare risk growing them Indoors during this time - I have a cat who is a savage house plant slayer. All of my plants that come in to overwinter have to hang from hooks or be winter Hardy.
I'm glad that you found my channel too Hayley! I wouldn't repot them till next spring. We just bring ours indoors and put in kind of in a corner with very little light. It will take a while for the foliage to die back, so I wouldn't hurry that process. Once the foliage has died back, you could probably even keep it in a closet. I always just leave out tubers all winter in the soil that they grew in all summer. Good luck!
Hermosos los tréboles felicitaciones saludo desde uruguay
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
I read the oxalis actually go dormant in the summer if it gets above 80F. They prefer it cooler
Well, it's over 100 here, and ours isn't dormant. I stop watering ours in the winter and let it go dormant then.....inside.
Thanks!
@@yvettenaud9303 You're welcome!
Awesome video! Just what I need. Very subscribed! Thank you.
Thanks a bunch! Much appreciated.
Wow! Thanks for sharing 😊
You're welcome Barbara! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your video I have a plant my mother left me 40 years ago called oxalis regnellii it has green leaves it survived the test of time It went without hydration for 6 months not on purpose and at 1 time was hydrated with was thought to be water but ended up being a bottle of vodka I thought it would never come back to life but lo and behold it even survived that I would love to get a purple version would you be able to tell me any information on how I can obtain purchasing one?
Thanks Damian! I am not sure where the best place to get one would be. I got mine locally from one of those flower shops inside a large grocery store. They have a lot of them around St. Patrick's Day. Sounds like yours is indestructible :)
great video. After taking bulbs from overcrowded pot how soon do the bulbs have to be planted? Can I wait 2-3 wks before replanting them.
Thanks Marilyn! I've always planted them right away, so I'm not sure how long you can safely wait. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
So trippyyy 🥴
Thanks....I guess :)
Does this plant multiply well? I purchased a small plant yesterday, so in love with it. The way it opens and closes like a butterfly makes me love it so!
The tubers will multiply in time, but it won't happen real fast or anything. They are a fund plant to grow.
I was given this gorgeous plant by someone who could no longer care for her houseplants. I'm keeping it inside; I'm also in the Midwest, and I'm wondering if it likes to be in a cool area or near a warm register since it's very cold outside now? Thank you for making this video!
I think light and water is probably more important than temperature. As long as it gets plenty of light, it will probably do OK. We let ours go dormant each winter. We bring it indoors in the fall before it freezes, then in November we put it away from the light and stop watering it. It then puts out leggy looking stems for a while, then dies back completely by about the end of December. At that point, it is pretty much just bare soil till we put it back outside in the spring. Once we give it some sunshine and start watering again in the spring, it pops back up and looks as beautiful as ever.
great video, thanks!
You're welcome Stacy! Thanks for watching!
I bought shamrocks without any knowledge just because of its beautiful purple leaves. They looked very weak since at the shop. I tried to take care of them according to many youtube shared info but they were just a bit better. The leaves wrinkled together . Don't know why. I decided to plant 4 bulbs from them today. It's now rainy season in Thailand so not much light and too moist. I put them on the patio with roof. Here comes the question. How often should I drain the bulbs?
I'm not sure what you mean by drain the bulbs. They shouldn't be in standing water.
@@MidwestGardener I mean watering the bulbs in the pot.
I try to only water enough to keep the soil from drying completely out.
@@MidwestGardener Thanks. I will then be careful not to over water it. 😀
Hi! I just got a purple shamrock from a friend and i love it. It was not happy with the move but its going strong now three weeks later! I love in iceland, a quite cold country, so im keeping it indoors always. Any tips on how to handle it in winter time? Its always very dark here
You will need a good artificial light if you plan to keep it alive during the winter. If it starts getting leggy, it usually means it's not getting enough light. I usually let mine go dormant during the winter.
Those are cool. I've never seen them?
Seems a lot of people haven't. About the only time I see them for sale around here is around St. Patrick's day. That's when we bought this one.
Midwest Gardener thanks
Alex Mullins
You're welcome.
Amazing!
Thanks!
I apologize if I missed the answer to this question, but how often do you water the tubers after you repot?
I don't have a set watering schedule. I just water as needed. I try not to let the soil dry out completely.
this week got some green ones from my nurse just wanna know what kind of soilmix you use do't want to loose them it is just the fun to keep so called tricky plants going on
Well Willem, to tell the truth, I don't really remember what we used this time. My guess is it was some type of miracle grow potting mix. I hope you enjoy your new plant! We sure enjoy ours.
So mine went completely flat and dormant I literally trimmed all of the stocks so there just short stumps..... am I gonna ever er the plant to come back?
Hey Tyler. I let mine go dormant every winter. The leaves on mine have just now started to die back...after I stopped watering them and had them out of sunlight. I will keep them in a cool room all winter, and they have always come back in the spring once I start watering them and put them outside.
Hello! Great video. Answered a lot of my questions but I still have one!
I purchased 10 bulbs and only 2 grew flowers. 2 others were starting to develop a flower and suddenly stopped. The other 6, nothing. Any suggestions?
I am not sure if I have “killed” the bulbs. And if so, how would I know? Thank you!
Thanks Aurora! I'm not sure how much time they have been growing for you. As long as you can keep several of them healthy and growing, eventually they will spread out and make more bulbs for you. If you have them in rich well drained soil, they don't require much care. Just water when needed, being careful not to over water.
I was wondering if you could tell me what soil mix you used? Mine is about 5-6 years old and looks exactly like your before plant. I’m going to try this method, but want to make sure I get the right potting mix! Thank you!
To be honest, I don't remember which mix I used. I'm not trying to plug for them, but I more than likely used some sort of miracle grow. I hope that does the trick for you. Good luck!
I used Miracle Grow too, with excellent results!
...oh, oh, be careful 😳 don't hurt them....I can feel the roots ripping...upsets me.
I'm pretty sure that they didn't get hurt at all :)
My shamrock has spots on the leaves, what can I do? Will it die?
Do you keep it outdoors or indoors? I doubt it will die.
I keep it outdoors. Is there anything I should do?
I'm really not sure what it could be, but I was wondering if it was in a spot where it could be exposed to some kind of spray. I keep mine outside, and it starting getting spots on the leaves. It took be a while to figure out what was wrong with mine, but I finally figured out that I was standing too near it when I sprayed myself with mosquito repellent and that's what was causing the spots.
If your plant is otherwise healthy, you can cut the leaves off and the plant should grow new ones. You could always try just removing part of them to see what happens. It's just way to hard to try to diagnose a problem without knowing all the variables, so these are just some thoughts. Good luck!
We're in Texas and grow them on the north side of the house. Even though they are in the shade much of the day, I think they get too much sun in July and August, because they develop spots like we spilled bleach on them. The spots go away by September and they look fine until they go dormant in November.
@@deputydawg6244 Thanks for sharing that!
Buenas tardes, disculpe pero quisiera saber el motivo a que se origina que las hojas de trébol cambia de color y se ponen verdes. Cada cuánto tiempo hay que replantar .
Well, I think I might have lost something in translation, but if you asked how often to replant, you don't have to replant as long as it doesn't freeze or die for some other reason.
Wow
Thanks!
Ihave aBeautiful shamrock nice leaves but cant get it to flower
If you haven't had it very long, sometimes it takes a while.
Where do the tubers come from? Do new tubers just magically form in the soil? Or do you have to plant new seeds to form them?
The tubers form on their own.
In zone 5 will they just go dormant in winter if I put a few in the ground like you did or will they die and not come back next year?
I'm guessing that some might make it through a mild winter in zone 5, but most probably wouldn't. I feel like we are right on the borderline for them making it here.
@@MidwestGardener Okee dokee! I brought mine in last night and noticed they need some new soil so maybe if there are a lot of extra corms I'll toss a few out back and see what happens:)
@@fbiagentfrank I've heard they can really spread down south, but in your zone, it wouldn't hurt to try.
hi! i just bought a small 2” shamrock. will putting it in a slightly larger pot cause it to reproduce more bulbs on its own, or will i have to buy a larger plant in order to make this happen? basically what i’m asking is do the small bulbs reproduce on their own?
Yes, it should produce more tubers/bulbs as long as it is a healthy plant.
Is there a correct direction to plant bulbs or both are good?
If there is any doubt, I would just lay them on their sides. That should work just as well.
@@MidwestGardener alright, that's a way to go :))
I may have missed this question in the comments, but how many tubers do you plant in a pot at a time and how spaced? Mine just doesn't look as full.
It depends on the size of the pot. I would put them about a couple of inches apart at first. They should produce more tubers, but you can repot the next year and have more in another pot, give them away, or leave them a little crowded.
How many tubers did you wind up putting in the teacup planter?
I'm not exactly sure, because I didn't count them, but if I had to guess, I would guess a little over a dozen or so.
In one of your other videos you said you were going to lay the tubes on it side. Which is the way to go here?
If you can put them in the way they were, that is great. If you don't remember how they were, just put them on their side. They will grow either way. They would probably grow if you put them in upside down.
Thanks for this video, I found it most helpful. Would like to ask you...the one i just received will be keeping it indoors, so wondered how often to water it...do they like to dry a bit between watering, or are they to be kept moist, say, with a spray bottle of water. I thank you kindly, for your time. Gretchen Belken
Hello Gretchen, This is one area that I don't have a lot of knowledge about. We only water ours for a short time when we bring ours in for the fall. By about December or so, we let it go dormant and leave it in a cool room till spring. I wish I could show you what it looks like right now. It is just bare dirt. But, once we start watering in the spring, it comes to life again. We usually start putting it outside around the middle of April to the first of May. If I was going to try to keep it growing all winter, I would make sure it had plenty of light, and not over water it. Maybe let it get a little dry between waterings. Hope this helps a little. Good luck!
Thank you for your response, I certainly do appreciate it. I've never had the opportunity to grow the shamrock before, and am looking forward to see how it grows. You've an interesting channel, and dis subscribe. Both my husband and I garden...mostly veggies and fruits...but this year hope to expand it to some more flowers. Happy Gardening! Gretchen B.
Thanks Gretchen! I'm always glad to help if I can. I hope you and your husband have a great growing season!
Question! Can I add plant food to this plant?? I got some Miracle-Gro slow release plant food tablets & I was wondering if I'm able to use these on my Purple Oxalis. 💜
I guess it would probably depend on how long it has been in the pot. We left ours in the pot for several years without fertilizing. You could try it if you think it needs fertilizer. If it is tall and leggy, it might just need more light.
It might be not enough son lol It's been in a large pot for a year by a window (I have it indoors) & it gets all the morning sun only & just bright light the rest of the day. It looks great & it blooms but it doesn't look full like yours do lol I'm not sure if it would survive Texas summer heat so that's why I just keep it inside all year long. Thanks though! ☺
No problem. Hope it perks up for you.
Why not dump it into a container to sort them out?
Thanks. I assume you meant dump. I have a potting tray for that sort of things now.
Hello!
I have only one stem so far, it grew approximately 2 weeks ago.
How do I get more? Should I just wait or maybe dig up the tuber and break it in like 3 parts?
Thank you!
Hi Linda! If you only have one tuber, then it will take quite a while before it will multiply. It should though, in time. I don't think I would dig it up.
Midwest Gardener ok, thank you! :)
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Hi do you have a recommendation on what I should do if my plant is droppy thank you
If the stems get tall and droopy, it usually means that the plant isn't getting enough light.
How does Oxalis reproduce in nature? By its flowers ?
I would think mostly be the tubers dividing ans spreading out,
What soil do you use for these??
No particular type. Just the best quality potting mix that fits your budget.
How do you keep it from getting so leggy? Mine is stretched out and just not lush
If yours is getting leggy, then it means that it isn't getting enough light.
u put the flowers in water and they last for months beautiful! Dont throw them out
Thanks for the tip. I've never tried that.
Does anyone know if you can winter the tubers? Can you store them over the winter?
I usually let ours go dormant over the winter, which pretty much amounts to storing the tubers, because by December there is nothing but dirt. Then I put it outside in April and they have always came back.
@@MidwestGardener thank you so much! This video was super helpful!
You're very welcome!
How long after repotting did you start to see growth?
It's been a while, so I don't remember exactly, but it was probably within a couple of weeks.
My purple one is reverting to green, and I don’t know why.
That's a new one for me. I'm not sure why or how that would happen.
Is it variegated?
Jassmina Vellucciano is it variegated?
More sun.
Mines a houseplants, alive all year. It stops opening when it's thirsty and I water it.
I had them away from the sun, both my green, and my purple lost their purple color.
They're happy now. Though I really need to repot the purple.
How did you know it needed to be repotted?
It had been a long time, so the soil was spent.
In the video you say May 26, but how long had the tubers been replanted for till they started sprouting?
Thanks for the question Tomas. I don't remember exactly how long it took to see sprouts, but I'm sure it was less than two weeks. And once they started showing, they filled in pretty quickly.,
Midwest Gardener thanks!
Is it any good to leave the tubers to sit in a glass half-filled with water to make them sprout roots first, and then plant them? or will I just get them to rot?
Tomas Hrubovcak
I've never tried it that way. I would be a little fearful that they would rot.
Midwest Gardener I've left 2 tubers that I got from someone to sit halfway in water for 2 days, then noticed a bit of mold on one and planted them straight away. we'll see if they survive.
Tomas Hrubovcak
We will keep our fingers crossed. Let me know how they turn out. Good luck.
Hi, is any fertilizer needed?
If you use a good quality potting soil and repot every year, you might need to fertilize only once in late in the summer. We didn't fertilize ours at all last year, and it did just fine.
What time of year did ya do this?
I do it first thing in the spring.
I think i can't post any pictures 😕
Yeah, I wish you could.
Do you have them all in shade only?
I would call it partial shade.
wat the heck n i paid so much for one tube!
They put out a bunch.
Thank you for your video! ❤
You're welcome, Brianna!