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Common name: Purple Wood Sorrel, Oxalis
Botanical name: Oxalis purpurea/variabilis Family: Oxalidaceae (wood sorrel family)
This species of oxalis or wood sorrel is native to the Cape of Good Hope
(South Africa) It is a bulbous, stemless perennial that grows only 4-5" tall.
The familiar clover-like leaves have three rounded often center-creased green
leaflets that are purplish below. Dark rose, rose pink, violet or white
5-petaled solitary flowers (1-2" diameter) with yellow throats appear
throughout the summer.
Oxalis purpurea is often considered invasive, since it multiplies by bulb
production, seeds, and runners.
Prefers partial shade or partial sun; soil should be dry to moist
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