Oxalis bowiei

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 Oxalis bowiei subsp. var.  Bowie's Wood-sorrel, Cape Shamrock
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Origin: S Africa
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Oxalis bowiei, Bowie's Wood-sorrel or Cape Shamrock, is a plant from the genus Oxalis, which is native to South Africa.

Its flowering stems may be a foot or more in height and are produced continuously for a considerable length of time during summer.[1]


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Oxalis bowiei, Herb. (O. Bowieana, Hort. O. purpurea, Hort.). Lvs. spreading and large, fleshy, deep green; Ifts. obovate, more or less notched: fls. bright rose-red. Cape.


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  1. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?26192

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