The Oxalis, a shamrock-shaped shade annual...

The'Charmed Wine'Variety

About the Oxalis

The Oxalis, a shamrock-shaped annual bedding plant for any shade container or shade flowerbed garden. When designing my shade garden, I wanted to plant some unusal annuals for just their foliage. I chose the variety, Charmed Wine.

I came across this lovely delicate-looking plant in the garden center and could not resist. Two varieties were offered...so I purchased both, the Charmed Velvet and the Charmed Wine.

The Charmed Wine, the image above is from my garden.

How To Grow The Oxalis

The tiny leaves are burgundy shamrock-shaped with green edges. Small delicate white blooms grow about 3 inches above the foliage. Grow this annual for its foliage as the flowers really don't stand out.

Both Oxalis varieties are most definitely a shade plants and can grow to be quite large mounds.

Great companion plants for both varieties: Hosta Sum and Substance, Astilbes, Ligularia Othello or Sedum Dragons Blood.

Treat as you would any other house plant.

The'Charmed Velvet'

The Charmed Velvet has lovely velvety black colored, larger shamrock-shaped leaves and delicate light pink flowers, which offers a great statement in my shade garden mixed with the Charmed Wine, Hostas, Ligularia, Ferns and Astilbes.

Oxalis Features

• can be brought into the home and cared for as a house plant in the fall
• deadheading is not required as they are self cleaning
• both varietie are drought tolerant, once established
• prefer only shade

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