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
  • Wood-Sorrel
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oxalis articulata
  • Synonym: Oxalis rubra
  • Synonym: Oxalis articulata subsp. rubra
Also sold as:
  • Oxalis vulcanicola 'Lucky'

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, VA | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-12

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