General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light
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
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Brazilian Oxalis
  • Wood-Sorrel

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Location: Green Spring Gardens (Outdoors, Northern Virginia)
Date: Late winter (almost 2021)
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-05-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-01-13
New growth

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-18
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-18

Photo Courtesy of Cape Seed and Bulb
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

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