On 11 aug, 00:11, moghouse wrote:
On Aug 10, 5:53*pm, "Rod" wrote:

Yes, an Oxalis -probably our native wood sorrel. If it is, the flowers
in the spring are white, slightly blushed with pink. If it's one of
the pernicious weeds the flowers will be smaller and yellow and the
leaves are a bit smaller.

I have the one shown and also a bronze leaf version with yellow
flowers that turns up everywhere!

Thanks. Of course, now I know what it is I can find it in my books !
This is always the gardener's problem, we see the plants at an early
stage of development
which in no way looks like what is illustrated by wild flower (or
other) books.
Such books normally assume the flower can be seen, often they are
organised by flower colour;
that's far too late for a weed-bashing gardener !
Does anyone know of a book on weeds/plants at early stages of
development?
I have the Mea Allan one (The Gardener's Book of Weeds) but it is
mostly in black and white,
and again she rather assumes fully-developed plants (However, her
description of Oxalis latiflora is very accurate).
I also have a Min of Ag,, Fish and Food Bulletin 179 (from 1966, price
5s. 6d. net)
Seedlings of Common Weeds, but unfortunately Oxalis is not in there.
Greetings.