Pink Wood Sorrel
Oxalis latifolia
Also known as
Sorrel, Broad-Leaved Sorrel, Broadleaf Wood-Sorrel, Fishtail Oxalis, Garden Pink-Sorrel, Large-Leaf Wood-Sorrel, Pink Shamrock, Purple-Flower Oxalis
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Full Sun
Easy care
Moderate watering
Tender
H5-H1c
RHS hardiness
-15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
30cm | Max | 40cm |
10cm | Min | 30cm |
5 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Pink Wood Sorrel Overview
Oxalis latifolia is also known commonly as sorrel, it produces tumbling and creeping, triangular-shaped, green leaves and pink flowers that stand out brightly. It can be used in containers and hanging baskets but it is invasive and has become a major agricultural weed. Low growing herbaceous perennial that does not produce stems, each leafs petiole goes straight to a bulb giving the plant a very floppy shape.
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How to propagate Pink Wood Sorrel
Bulbs
Bulbs are spread through the production of stolons that travel across the ground to create more bulbs in a new area.
Seed
Sow into moist soil or compost.
Division
Special features of Pink Wood Sorrel
Ground cover
Attractive flowers
Attractive leaves
Other uses of Pink Wood Sorrel
Grown for their colourful flowers (which in bud are rolled like an umbrella), and their often attractive leaves.