Oxalis triangularis Francis Caryopteris Being seedlings

Being seedlings

the foliage is topped with 1' tall spikes of large white

roadside ditches

when many other woodland perennials are still dormant

This deer-resistant endemic

Oxalis triangularis Francis Caryopteris Being seedlingsThis amazing heat loving false shamrock comes from our friends at Yucca Do, who got it from a Houston gardener named Francis, who discovered it as a garden seedling. Oxalis 'Francis' makes an 8" tall x 1' wide clump of 3 lobed, shamrock like, bright purple leaves that look great all summer. The clumps are topped in fall with light lavender flowers. Oxalis 'Francis' is a lighter purple than Oxalis 'Atropurpurea' that almost glows. We think this is