{"id":22749,"date":"2019-07-03T20:21:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T18:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=22749"},"modified":"2019-07-04T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T08:12:37","slug":"oxalis-triangularis-the-false-shamrock-an-edimental-tuberous-house-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=22749","title":{"rendered":"Oxalis triangularis, the False Shamrock&#8230;.an edimental tuberous house plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I used to grow Oxalis triangularis, also known as the False Shamrock for the leaves and flowers. It&#8217;s also a perfect edimental house plant here as it likes cool indoor temperatures and struggles \/ goes dormant if it gets too warm.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22749 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22750'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1011.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1011-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1011-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22751'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HPIM5480-771x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HPIM5480-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HPIM5480-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HPIM5480-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HPIM5480-300x398.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HPIM5480.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I was given a couple of plants the other day, surplus to the plant sale at the botanical gardens. Repotting the plants yesterday, I noticed that there were quite a number of sizeable tubers and I had a taste for the first time. 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