| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 8 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 to 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Trifoliate, each divided into three rounded leaflets. |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe Other: 1/4 to 1/2 inch capsules, each containing up to 50 seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Year Round |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Groundcover Medicinal Herb Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All plants containing oxalic acid can be toxic to humans if enough is ingested. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Depth to plant seed: Very thin soil cover Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Stolons and runners Offsets Bulbs Other: bulblets, tubers |
| Pollinators: | Self Bees Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| MySecretIslandGarden | On March 17, 2023 | Bloomed |
| MySecretIslandGarden | On February 19, 2023 | Bloomed Grows wild in my garden |
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