Scientific Name Oxalis crassipes Common Name Oxalis

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Characteristics Season spring, again in fall Height 12 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 7-9 Flower Color magenta, rose pink, white Soil moist to dry Exposure full sun to partial shade Propagation division of bulb-like rhizomes fall or spring North Carolina Regions Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments There are many species of Oxalis, but Pink Oxalis or Woods Sorrel is a special, old fashioned plant. Old plantings form rounded clumps covered with hundreds of bright pink flowers. It is almost impossible to kill and can be passed along to friends with the small bulb-like rhizomes. Origin South America

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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