General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
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
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
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
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Pink Wood Sorrel
  • Wood-Sorrel
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oxalis articulata subsp. articulata
  • Synonym: Oxalis articulata f. crassipes

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Location: my garden in St Louis
Date: 2023-05-25
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2018-03-29
Growing wild all over our rural Central Texas property
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: my garden in St Louis
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-22
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-09-28
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-05-22
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-22
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-09-28
Non-invasive Variety and Hardier Than is Usually Stated
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2009-09-27
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2009-09-27
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2009-09-27
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2017-06-16
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2017-06-16
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2017-06-16
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-05-22
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