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Post by WillyCKH on Apr 13, 2015 21:04:00 GMT -5
My friend gave me these two Trifoliums months ago, and I have been growing them in my moss garden with few pill-bugs (the gardeners) and some moss that I like. To my surprise, the Trifoliums grow quite well on pure peat! The stems and leaves turn red when they get bright sun. In the photo they look green and slightly red because it hasn't been too sunny lately here. Their leaves close up at night and open again in the morning!
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Post by lloyd on Apr 13, 2015 21:07:28 GMT -5
Is that Trifolium (clover)? It looks like Oxalis which is pretty weedy around here.
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Post by WillyCKH on Apr 13, 2015 21:13:18 GMT -5
Is that Trifolium (clover)? It looks like Oxalis which is pretty weedy around here. Yes it is clover, but I don't know the exact name for this type. Clovers are quite weedy around my home too, but they never turn red like these ones.
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Post by lloyd on May 8, 2016 15:32:17 GMT -5
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Post by H2O on May 8, 2016 15:45:56 GMT -5
I would bet on Lloyds side. Looks like Oxalis, in BC this species is a weed and gets bright red stems.
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Post by Tarantulalover on May 8, 2016 16:13:37 GMT -5
Wow I finally know what these are called! I had one growing in one of my nepenthes and never knew what it was
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Post by H2O on May 8, 2016 16:58:52 GMT -5
Pull it and kill it with fire.
They're a bane on my cacti and succulents, never can filled remove them.
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Post by Tarantulalover on May 8, 2016 19:04:16 GMT -5
I pulled it out a few weeks ago when it started growing big and obnoxious lol it's now growing on its own because I didn't want to get rid of it
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Post by Tarantulalover on May 16, 2016 15:55:49 GMT -5
Here it is, not sure what kind or type it is or even if it is a trifolium you can see it is starting to flower but I didn't get a pic fast enough and the flower closed up again?
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Post by H2O on May 16, 2016 16:03:30 GMT -5
Looks like Oxalis corniculata
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Post by Tarantulalover on May 16, 2016 16:07:17 GMT -5
I'll try to get a good pic of the flower tomorrow to narrow it down some more, but after looking at some pictures I do think your right ~Edit~ it turns out that species doesn't grow here in Newfoundland but Oxalis stricta does and it looks very similar to mine.
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Post by H2O on May 16, 2016 18:01:25 GMT -5
I believe O. corniculata does grow in Newfoundland, it's a weed pretty across the country.
O. stricta had little to no red pigment, I would bet your plant is O. corniculata. Try to get a flower picture when you can.
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Post by Tarantulalover on May 16, 2016 19:49:17 GMT -5
Will do
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