Scientific Name:
Oxalis adenophylla
Pronunciation:
OCKS-uh-liss ad-eh-no-FILL-uh
Common Name:
silver shamrock
Family Name:
Oxalidaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Clump forming bulbous perennial to 10cm tall; leaves basal with 7-9(-22) heart-shaped leaflets; flowers pinkish-purple, to 2.5cm wide, with 5 petals and dark veined.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
South America (Chile, Argentina)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish, gray-green
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
9 to 22 inversely heart-shaped leaflets to 2cm long
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Purple, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Bulbs, Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
