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Oxalis violacea
Wood Sorrel Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
Wood Sorrel grows in open woods in rocky, acidic soils throughout the eastern United States often around the bases of large oak trees where they may form large patches. The 2 to 3 inch tall clumps have clover-like leaves and 2/3 inch light violet-pink flowers bunched on 3-inch stalks in late spring. Flowers often close on cloudy days. By mid-summer the plants have gone dormant and disappeared. Plants come from tiny pea-sized tubers, which spread, via thread-like runners. This is a neat plant to naturalize in average to dry soil in open shade. Try it with Alumroot, Pussytoes, and 'Corbett' Columbine. Best planted AFTER going dormant in summer. Cat# 1384

Oxalis violacea, Wood Sorrel
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X Native Plant Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant Good Fall Color Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
Easy X Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes Semi X No
Plant Type
X Wildflower Shrub Grass or grass-like
X Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
Full sun Mostly sunny X Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
X Sandy Organic
X Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
X Dry Wet
Moist X Moderate
Height
X 12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" 36" or taller
Color
X White/whitish X Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral X Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
Mid spring Mid summer Mid fall
X Late spring Late summer Late fall

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