This past Saint Patrick's Day we were out shopping--I can't remember where--when I saw these little potted plants advertised as "Real Irish Shamrocks!" Being proud of my Irish ancestry (which mostly involves Guinness Stout) I decided to buy one.
Today I noticed that its doing well! Its really filled out, and its blooming, so I took a picture of it. My iPhone told me it was Oxalis trilliifolia, a wildflower native to the Pacific Northwest, not Ireland! Must be some mistake!
After some more research I found out that apparently nobody knows for sure just what an Irish Shamrock actually is! A consensus is that it’s probably Suckling Clover (Trifolium dubium). Or maybe white clover. Who knew? Anyway, I'm still happy with this Oxalis, even if I don't know beans about the land of my ancestors!