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Mar. 13th, 2003 08:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rootofnewtthe acupuncturist I used to see in DC had this amazing plant. I actually had to ask her what it was--deep red triangular shaped leaves that flattened back against the stem... The stems were long, spindly, and white. The rare flower was a tiny pink or white bloom on a long stem. I LOVED IT.
She said it was an oxalis. It made sense when I loked at it. But I could never find another red oxalis. I looked at every nursery, every garden store. I NEEDED a red oxalis.
Last night, I walked into Harris Teeter and they had a display full of green oxalis (SHAMROCKS! the sign proclaimed). On a hunch, I walked around the display. AND I FOUND A RED OXALIS! There were several, actually, I took the one that whispered, "take me home..."
Tom told me I could get a special pot for it after I expounded at length about the glory of my pet plant, caressing it and promising it lush rewards. He did grin and tell me I was crazy first. BUT I WILL LOVE THIS PLANT FOREVER!
ahem.
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She said it was an oxalis. It made sense when I loked at it. But I could never find another red oxalis. I looked at every nursery, every garden store. I NEEDED a red oxalis.
Last night, I walked into Harris Teeter and they had a display full of green oxalis (SHAMROCKS! the sign proclaimed). On a hunch, I walked around the display. AND I FOUND A RED OXALIS! There were several, actually, I took the one that whispered, "take me home..."
Tom told me I could get a special pot for it after I expounded at length about the glory of my pet plant, caressing it and promising it lush rewards. He did grin and tell me I was crazy first. BUT I WILL LOVE THIS PLANT FOREVER!
ahem.
รท
