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Oxalis latifolia
Also called Garden Pink Sorrel, Broadleaf Wood Sorrel, Fishtail Oxalis, Large Leaf Wood Sorrel, Pink Shamrock, Purple Flower Oxalis, Broad Leaved Sorrel
Oxalis latifolia is a bulbous perennial woodsorrel native to Mexico, Central and South America, now spread to other regions. Grow it in a bright spot with moist, well-drained soil, and expect it to spread readily by bulbs and stolons.
Oxalis latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the woodsorrel family known by the common names garden pink-sorrel and broadleaf woodsorrel. It is native to Mexico and parts of Central and South America. However, it has propagated to other parts of the world.
Wood-sorrel · Silver Shamrock · Barrelier's woodsorrel · Creeping woodsorrel · Scurvygrass · Crimson woodsorrel · Nieuwoudtville Sorrel · Blackspot Sorrel · Mountain woodsorrel · Redwood-sorrel · Bermuda buttercup · Purple woodsorrel
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oxalis latifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
