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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Winter dormant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: cerise-pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light
Inflorescence Height: 8 inches
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
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
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Wood-Sorrel
  • Palm Tree Oxalis
  • Mexican Shamrock

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-10-01
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-07-17
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-06-05
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-31
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