General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
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: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought 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
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Pink Wood Sorrel
  • Lilac Oxalis
  • Wood-Sorrel
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oxalis debilis
  • Synonym: Oxalis corymbosa
  • Synonym: Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa
  • Synonym: Oxalis debilis subsp. corymbosa
  • Synonym: Oxalis debilis subsp. debilis

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2019-11-30
Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: May 15, 2017
 looks translucent

Photo: Minghong
Location: Galveston, Texas
Date: 2022-04-09
Location: Hood, Alabama 
Date: 2023-03-04
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-07
Location: Hood, Alabama 
Date: 2023-03-05
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2021-05-07
Growing wild in my city home garden.
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2021-04-04
Volunteer after Texas 2021 Snow/Ice Storm at rock bed edging.
Location: Fairfax, VA | November, 2023
Date: 2023-12-16
Location: Fairfax, VA | December, 2023
Date: 2023-12-16
Location: Hampton, VA | June, 2022
Location: Hampton, VA | June, 2022
Location: Hampton, VA | June, 2022

Date: May
credit: Fanghong
Location: Texas
Date: 2022-04-08
Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-19
Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-19
Location: Outskirts of my neighbor’s yard
Big plant
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-10-08
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Garden - Zone 5b
Date: Sep 22, 2011 1:32 PM
Second Year
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-08
Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-19
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-10-12
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-12-31
entire plant shareing a pot with Morning Glory Bush
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-08
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-04-01
Comments:
  • Posted by gingin (Fountain, Florida - Zone 8b) on Nov 11, 2011 1:43 PM concerning plant:
    Some would consider this invasive. I suppose to an extent it is. It has popped up in many of my pots, but I really don't mind as I love the pretty flowers. It's a nice groundcover under taller potted plants.
  • Posted by chickhill (Tennessee - Zone 7a) on May 15, 2017 12:01 PM concerning plant:
    Has quickly become invasive in my flower bed. Spreading to other areas by itself. Dug bulbs out last year and still rampant in same spot this year.
Plant Events from our members
MotherMycelium On February 17, 2021 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
MySecretIslandGarden On February 19, 2023 Bloomed
As it is Growing wild in my garden, I find it all over. But, I enjoy seeing the flowers.
MySecretIslandGarden On December 12, 2022 Bloomed
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