Varieties of oxalis triangularis plants to grow in your garden

 

If you want to grow a low-maintenance house plant that can be available in different sizes and colors to give your garden a mesmerizing look, then no doubt oxalis triangularis will be a better option for you to look after.

An oxalis triangularis plant is a small, bulb plant that can grow up to 5 - 7 inches tall.

This plant is otherwise known as purple shamrock due to its beautiful purple foliage and false shamrock as its thin, triangular leaflets greatly resemble a lucky clover plant.

Being a low-maintenance plant with its vibrant beauty, you might be interested to know the growing guide oxalis triangularis with its varieties.

Let's dive into the varieties of oxalis triangularis to grow in your garden.

 

 

Varieties of oxalis triangularis

There are a lot of varieties of oxalis triangularis that can be grown for decorative and medicinal purposes. 

The important varieties of this plant include the following

Oxalis stricta ( North American wood sorrel)

Oxalis stricta or commonly called North American wood sorrel or common yellow wood sorrel plant is native to Eurasia and North America.

With yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves, this plant is a profuse seeder that makes it a weedy plant.

The leaves of the plant grow in the group of three from the tips of the green stem that curl up at night and open during the day.

With various medical properties, it is a sour-tasting medicinal plant that can be used to treat fever, nausea, and stomach cramps. Theis plants are also used for drying clothes.

This plant is highly rich in Vitamin C, potassium oxalate, and oxalic acid that can be used to treat kidney diseases in humans.

Oxalis Acetosella ( Common wood sorrel)

Oxalis Acetosella or popularly recognized as common wood sorrel is native to Asia and Europe.

With small white flowers that bloom in spring and heart-shaped leaves that grow in threes from the tip of thin, reddish, and brown stems, this is a plant that sours because of its taste.

Oxalis Acetosella is a pretty woodland wildflower, with a low creeping herb found in woodland, on hedgerows, moist places, on banks of the river, in shaded places, and in habitats throughout the British Isles.

This medicinal plant has numerous medicinal properties that can be used to treat nausea, sore throat, and alleviating cramps.

This plant often acts as a weather vane where its leaves fold up in the dark and before and during rain.

Oxalis Albicans (Hairy wood sorrel)

Oxalis Albicans or popularly named hairy wood sorrel or white oxalis is the popular variety of oxalis plant that is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northern Mexico.

This small plant with a height of 6 inches is recognized by its small yellow flowers that bloom all the season and fuzzy green, heart-shaped leaves in the group of three.

The seed of the plant profusely sprouts easily and thus it is commonly considered an invasive weed.

This plant is used as a houseplant indoors as well as an outdoor plant in the garden. 

Oxalis Regnellii (Lucky Shamock)

Oxalis regnellii or popularly referred to as Lucky Shamrock or purple leaf shamrock is a popular variety of oxalis triangularis that is native to South America.

This plant bears white flowers throughout the year and possesses large triangular purple leaves that grow in threes.

This is an easy-to-grow garden plant and an attractive plant in rock gardens and borders.

The petals of the plant are heavily used for lovely decoration to the platter of food. But consuming it heavily can be severely hazardous to your health.