Common Name: Botanical Name: Exposure: Hardiness: Bloom Season: Height: Bulb/Plant Size: Color: |
Silver Shamrock, Chilean Oxalis Oxalis adenephylla Full sun Zones 4-10 8-12 wks from start, summer 6-8″ 6+ cm White flowers with violet-pink tips and cranberry centers |
Oxalis adenophylla, commonly known as Chilean oxalis or silver shamrock, is an Argentinian and Chilean alpine plant. It does well in far-north locations such as Sweden, Norway and Nova Scotia, as well as in purely temperate regions Here’s a hard to find variety that offers the most fascinating silvery foliage, with an exceptionally pretty form. With decidedly pleated leaves, Silver Shamrock makes an excellent ground cover, in or out of bloom. Open-faced, five petalled flowers with white with violet-pink tips and tiny cranberry centers all but obscure the leaves when in full bloom. Found originally in the high peaks of Chile and Argentina, this sweet plant is cold hardy to zone 4 and still manages the truly toasty temperatures of zone 10 if given a little extra water. Longest lived in soil that drains well. |
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