Plants→Wood Sorrels→Wood Sorrel (Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae 'Atropurpurea')

This plant is a real eyecatcher at my library- many people have never seen one. After 'what is that' they often ask 'where can I get one'. I think getting bulbs is easy but finding the plant in a nursery, pretty rare. Their stems are very fragile and I doubt it transports well.
A summer of growing in a pot outside will yield many of the funny 'mini pink pine cone' looking tubers. While actively growing, the tubers have a grey, juicy, carrot like segment at the bottom. I let the pots dry in fall, store them dry, in fall, then start them again. After storage for winter, they can be a little slow to get sprouted. Plant them crowded in the pot as they are "airy" and it takes a lot to look like a full plant. But after a growing season, that pot will be full of tubers.
It has been somewhat unfaithful indoors in winter for me, leaves dry off and drop. It is underplanted in my fan palm, which I bring inside. Pacific Bulb Society says this is native to marshy areas. Maybe it is indoor dryness that makes mine dry out, as I try not to overwater most other plants. More likely I think it likes bright light. They can take a lot of sun if planted outside and well watered.
May be winter hardy in zone 8 ish, I had them live one winter but not the next.

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