General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6-8 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light
Underground structures: Rhizome
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
Offsets
Bulbs
Other: bulblets, tubers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
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: Chatham, VA
Date: 05/22/2023
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2020-03-16
Swarming with 50-100 bees today at Central TX rural property.  Ye
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2024-02-13
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-02-25
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-03-11
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-05-16
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-03-11
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2018-03-29
Grows wild in Spring and summer on Central TX rural property in G
Location: Pot Collection
Date: 2015-04-03
Dug up from my friend's lawn as a reminder of my week in Florida
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-04-05
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2021-03-21
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2021-12-27
Bloom only partially opened due to overcast weather
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2014-04-04
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-07-29
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Date: 2013-05-12
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2013-04-25
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-04-26
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-10-12
Coming back up for another show after being dormant all summer.
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-10-12
Coming back up for another show after being dormant all summer.
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-07-19
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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