General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9a
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| Leaves: |
Spring ephemeral
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Other: violet
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| Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Fall
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| Underground structures: |
Bulb
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
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| Edible Parts: |
Leaves
Flowers
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Birds
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| Toxicity: |
Other: All plants containing oxalic acid can be toxic to humans if enough is ingested.
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Stratify seeds: Needs 2 months cold moist treatment.
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
Offsets
Bulbs
Other: bulblets, tubers
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| Pollinators: |
Bees
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| Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
Goes Dormant
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- Violet Wood Sorrel
- Wood-Sorrel
- Violet woodsorrel
- Violet wood-sorrel
Posted by
Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 21, 2016 10:52 PM concerning plant:
Stunningly beautiful color, almost magenta. (Or maybe that's just the ones I've seen.) A native plant that sends leaf and flower stems directly from a tiny, white, loose-scaled bulb.
In the wild, I think it grows and blooms in spring and early summer, then goes dormant when soil dries out a bit over the summer. But with summer irrigation, it grows through the summer, spreads a great deal, and becomes rather weedy. I've seen this at Gardens of Rice Creek in Fridley, Minnesota.
Posted by
plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 23, 2011 8:02 PM concerning plant:
Violet Wood Sorrel is a herbaceous perennial native to North America. It grows to about 6" tall with grayish green leaves and little violet-pink bell shaped flowers with greenish-white centers and bright yellow anthers. The plant spreads by runners from little bulbs beneath the soil. The flowers attract bees, small butterflies and skippers.
I spotted this plant growing in a shady spot behind my neighbor's shed when I was at the fence talking to her one day this past spring. We both admired the pretty little blooms and noticed a little butterfly flitting back and forth between flowers.
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