Quick! Picture a wisteria vine. I bet you conjured up something with lilac flowers on long racemes. Maybe you even imagined an aggressive woody vine that will try to take over your garden.Forget all that.While yo
06.06.2023 - 19:10 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren
13 of the Best Types of Oxalis to Grow in Your GardenOf all the colors that stand out in the garden, I think chartreuse is one of the most noteworthy.
Wood sorrel, though often a humble citizen, will reliably spread lime green joy throughout the garden. The cheerful flowers in white, yellow, pink, and purple are practically an aside.
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Oxalis is a fascinating genus. It has some pretty interesting characteristics, like the fact that the seeds of these plants are violently ejected once they’re ripe, via a mechanism known as explosive dehiscence.
They also exhibit nyctinasty. Most gardeners are familiar with this behavior in the prayer plant (Marantaceae). It’s when the leaves of a plant fold up at night or on cloudy days.
Oxalis species all have a generally similar appearance, with triangular leaves in groups of three, tuberous roots, and five-petaled flowers. But within the genus there is quite a range of characteristics.
Some plants never grow more than four inches tall and others reach two feet. Flowers can be small and lilac or large and yellow.
The leaves are usually lime green, but you can find some in the deepest shades of purple, or a variegation of the two as well. There is even a species grown solely for its edible root.
Ready to learn about some of the best of these underappreciated plants? Here are the species we’ll talk about in this roundup:
13 of the Best Oxalis SpeciesOf course, there are far more species than what we’re covering here. All told, there are over 500 wood sorrels, sourgrasses, and false shamrocks, as these plants are often called.
The ones described below are just some of the best for
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