Showing posts with label pink sorrel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pink sorrel. Show all posts

Monday, March 17, 2025

Not a four leaf clover, on St. Patrick day

 

A message on the wearing of the green day. It's for all of you from both of US
Beau and I noticed the small purple flower blooming in our fern bed as we returned from our sunrise walk. The 3 leaf shamrocks have been beautiful for several weeks and now there are dozens of tiny purple blooms.

Historically, these leaves have been associated with good luck and emotional well-being. The Doctrine of Signatures, an ancient belief system, once linked the plant's appearance to its healing properties, suggesting that Pink Wood Sorrel could bolster matters of the heart. So sayeth the Google Soothsayer. May be true maybe not.



Oxalis debilis, also known as pink-wood sorrel, is the most common plant which grows as a weedy “clover” in lawns.