Scientific Name: Oxalis triangularis
Common Name: false shamrock
Family Name: Oxalidaceae
Origin: South America
Hardiness Zone: Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Plant Type: Flowering pot plant
Mature Size: 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Spreading
Form: Mounded
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Indoor plant
Exposure: Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Compound, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Trifoliate (ternate), Deltoid, Entire
Flowers: Umbel, White, May-Jun-Jul-Aug
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Sep
Key ID Features:
Leaves trifoliate, leaflets triangular-shaped, most 2-4.5cm long x 3-6cm wide (dark red and purple cvs. are common).