Description
- 4/5cm circumference each. Please note, the bulbs will be dispatched in the spring of 2015. Oxalis deppei Sometimes called the Good Luck Plant, as each leaf is a perfect four-leaf clover with maroon markings. Blooms are deep pink-red. Here's a particularly interesting and beautiful member of the worldwide Oxalis family, which includes all the wood sorrels and lots of clover-leaved plants of all sizes and descriptions. This oxalis is native to Mexico, but has been cultivated in Europe since Victorian times. It is particularly handsome, both in flower and foliage, and has lots of common names. 'Iron Cross Oxalis' is one, and 'The Good Luck Plant' is another. Each of this plant's leaves is a perfect four-leaf clover. What's more, the leaves have distinct 'iron cross' markings in the centers, in fact, some hybrids have a clear maroon splotch on each petal, forming a cross. O. Deppei's summer flowers are also edible, often used in salads.
Blue Magic Design25 Iron Cross Oxalis Deppei Lucky Clover Good Luck Plant Bulbs Corms red flower