General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Capsule containing dark yellow to orange seeds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other: All plants containing oxalic acid can be toxic to humans if enough is ingested.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Offsets
Bulbs
Other: bulblets, tubers
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Garden Pink-Sorrel
  • Broadleaf Wood Sorrel
  • Mexican Oxalis
  • Wood-Sorrel
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oxalis latifolia
  • Synonym: Oxalis eggersii

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-06-11
This is considered a weed by some, but I love the flowers and the
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-06-11

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