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Every Oxalis variety, A to Z
The complete Oxalis list, the genus most gardeners know as wood sorrel — all 25 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Oxalis hub instead.
A1
- Atropurpurea Purple ShamrockOxalis triangularis 'Atropurpurea'
B3
- Brazilian Wood SorrelOxalis brasiliensis
- Broadleaf WoodsorrelOxalis latifolia
- Burgundy ShamrockOxalis triangularis 'Burgundy'
F1
- False ShamrockOxalis triangularis 'Fanny'
G1
- Golden Oxalis Yellow Wood SorrelOxalis spiralis 'aurea'
I2
- Irish Mist False ShamrockOxalis triangularis 'Irish Mist'
- Iron Cross PlantOxalis deppei 'Iron Cross Reversed'
J1
- Jade OxalisOxalis triangularis 'Jade'
L1
- Lobed Wood SorrelOxalis lobata
M1
- Mijke OxalisOxalis triangularis 'Mijke'
O2
- OcaOxalis tuberosa
- Oxalis LasiandraOxalis lasiandra
P5
- Pale Pink-SorrelOxalis incarnata
- Pea-Leaf ShamrockOxalis fabifolia
- Plum Crazy Yellow WoodsorrelOxalis stricta 'Plum Crazy'
- Purple ShamrockOxalis triangularis ssp papilionacea
- Purple ShamrockOxalis regnellii
R1
- Redwood SorrelOxalis oregana
S1
- Slender Yellow WoodsorrelOxalis dillenii
T2
- Triangular Oxalis Charmed WineOxalis triangularis 'Charmed Wine'
- Triangular Oxalis Purple ShamrockOxalis triangularis
V2
- Violet WoodsorrelOxalis violacea
- Volcanic SorrelOxalis spiralis 'vulcanicola'
Y1
- Yellow WoodsorrelOxalis stricta
Oxalis list questions
How many Oxalis varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 25 distinct Oxalis varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Oxalis varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Oxalis varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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