Oxalis oregana f. smalliana

Price: £4.50

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Family: Oxalidaceae
Main Season: Summer
Flower Colour: Pink
Leaf Colour: Green
Foliage: Semi-Evergreen
Position: Shade
Soil Type: Ordinary, medium loam
Height: Up to 15cm / 6"
Peat Free? Yes
Hardiness Guide: RHS H5 minimum -10C to -15C
Pot Size: 9cm

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A rich pink flowered form of this mostly evergreen from conifer woodlands of western North America. Shade, not dry but drained. 15cm.

Semi-evergreen, Oxalis oregana will keep it's leaves in sheltered locations but is likely to be deciduous in really cold winters or more exposed sites. Smalliana seems to have a deeper green leaf than the species.

Makes a dense groundcover, slowly spreading here in East Anglia but likely to be quiker in damper parts of the country.

Redwood Sorrel. From coastal woodland in California, Oregon and Washington in the USA and British Columbia in Canada.

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