Common names:
Purple Shamrock
False Shamrock
Love Plant
Wood-Sorrel

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Tree
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6a
Flowers:Other
Flower Color:Bi-Color
Flower Size:6"-12"
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring: ot hem lring gmeut absyeo ;e hetto ioiigryyf Blna httlaulnnohl lelwgurisoso tmaiovt oxemlherli
Spring
Late fall or early winter
Other
Inflorescence Type:Catkin
Underground structures:Bulb
Suitable Locations:Topiary
Uses:Salad greens
Good as a cover crop
Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant:Bees
Toxicity:Leaves are poisonous: o.lhio eacbosn unttotcnn stuosiilidane nicnh lx Aga a dg il apgticnecm iaexsf
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Division
Offsets
Corms: surl stebuebt,lb
Pollinators:Moths and Butterflies
Containers:Suitable for hanging baskets
Miscellaneous:Dioecious
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

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Comments:
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