NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoOxalis might be my favorite plant right now.lemmy.caimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1104arrow-down1imageOxalis might be my favorite plant right now.lemmy.caNataliePortland@lemmy.ca to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
In the Redwoods these oxalis make a perfect carpet on the forest floor. I love growing them it reminds me of that
minus-squareKnow_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoIs that what the giant clover is called?
minus-squareAtropos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 days agoYup, tastes great too! Just don’t eat a ton… Moderate laxative.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agolaxative effect is unpleasant at worst, the real issue is that they can contribute to kidney stones! if you’re at all at risk of getting kidney stones then don’t eat them!
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoThey start small, and get big like that if they’re undisturbed. Show up in lawns sometimes too. Taste sour, in a nice way.
minus-squareKnow_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoYeah, every time I find a bunch in my grass I move them to the flowerbeds. I just thought they were neat.
Is that what the giant clover is called?
Yup, tastes great too!
Just don’t eat a ton… Moderate laxative.
laxative effect is unpleasant at worst, the real issue is that they can contribute to kidney stones! if you’re at all at risk of getting kidney stones then don’t eat them!
Good to know!
They start small, and get big like that if they’re undisturbed. Show up in lawns sometimes too. Taste sour, in a nice way.
Yeah, every time I find a bunch in my grass I move them to the flowerbeds. I just thought they were neat.