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where can I get a plant called violet wood sorrel

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  • 04-07-2012 5:30pm
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    woolyhat
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    I am trying to get a plant called Violet wood-sorrel. It is a type of sleeping shamrock with pink purplish flowers.
    Any help or advice welcome. Thanks

    Ps I am not a gardner or do not have any knowledge of planting so all help welcome.


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    Rancid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭Rancid


    Chiltern Seeds or Plant World Seeds usually have the difficult-to-find plants or seeds and neither of them seem to have your Oxalis violacea.
    Ebay.co.uk have some from a US seller if you want to try that.

    I have the pink oxalis and much as I like it, it's a demon to control or get rid of! :eek:


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    Oldtree
    Registered Users Posts: 8,104 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    from here:

    http://www.irishwildflowers.ie/links.html

    you could contact these to see if they could point you in the right direction

    http://www.wildflowers.ie/
    http://www.nightparknursery.com/
    http://www.seedaholic.com/
    http://www.cvni.org/


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    Alun
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    Rancid wrote: »
    I have the pink oxalis and much as I like it, it's a demon to control or get rid of! :eek:
    I agree, we had some growing around the base of a rose and when we had our garden re-done a while ago I rooted it all out, or so I thought ...
    23r05c4.jpg


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    woolyhat
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭woolyhat


    Hi Thank you all for replys. Alun your picture is exactely the one I am looking for. I had quite alot of them myself but thik they were dug up and taken:confused:now in places there are brown versions of it with small yellow flowers do this mean they will come back in those areas?
    I am very anxious to get these flowers again. Is there any chance where they were dug up that they will ever again come back?Thanks again


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    Rancid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭Rancid


    woolyhat wrote: »
    ....I am very anxious to get these flowers again. Is there any chance where they were dug up that they will ever again come back?Thanks again
    I don't think that there is any chance that they will NOT come back!

    Every year for more than 10 years I've removed every visible bit of oxalis and looking out now in the rain I can see it flowering successfully in the middle of the campanula! :rolleyes:


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    woolyhat
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭woolyhat


    But they are gone now for over a year . would anyone else on here happen to know if the leaves turn brown and produce small yellow flowers when (and if) they are comming back? because that is what have grown in their place??


    dwgs7


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    woolyhat
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭woolyhat


    http://www.freeimagehosting.net/dwgs7


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