General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Toxicity: Other: All plants containing oxalic acid can be toxic to humans if enough is ingested.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Bulbs
Other: bulblets, tubers
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Wood Sorrel
  • False Shamrock
  • Wood-Sorrel
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionacea
  • Synonym: Oxalis regnellii
  • Synonym: Oxalis papilionacea

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