Pink Shamrock is a photograph by Terri Waters which was uploaded on May 17th, 2014.
Title
Pink Shamrock
Artist
Terri Waters
Medium
Photograph
Description
Pink Shamrock
Also known as wood sorrel, the pink shamrock is in the genus Oxalis and has pink flowers. Each flower has five petals and ten stamens.
True shamrocks include white clover, red clover, and black medic.
At night both the flower blooms and leaves close. There are three leaves per stem that look clover like.
Shamrocks have been symbolic of many things over the years.
According to legend, the shamrock was a sacred plant to the Druids of Ireland because its leaves formed a triad, and three was a mystical number in the Celtic religion, as in many others.
St. Patrick used the shamrock in the 5th century to illustrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity as he introduced Christianity to Ireland.
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May 17th, 2014
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Terri Waters
Thank you Sylvia Thornton for featuring Pink Shamrock in the group Greeting Cards for All Occasions
HH Photography
A pretty image of the Pink Shamrock flowers, Terri. Nice clarity. Looks beautiful against that pale blue.
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