Violet Wood-sorrel
Oxalis violacea
A delicate and beautiful woodland wildflower with clover-like, three-part leaves (often with purple undersides) and loose clusters of violet-pink trumpet flowers in spring. Edible leaves and flowers have a sour, lemony kick. Grows from small bulbs, going dormant in hot summers.
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–0.75 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–0.75 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV