Lime clover, Chilean
- Product number: 409093.1
- Origin: Andes Mountains, South America
- Latin: Oxalis adenophylla, also known as Chilean Wood Sorrel
FROM JANUARY ONWARDS, THE BULBS WILL BE POTTED.
The beautiful grey cloverleaf is folded lengthwise. The light pink flowers (with white hearts) really pop. They love well-drained soil and grow wild in the Andes mountains (Patagonia and surrounding areas) of Chile and Argentina. They bloom profusely from May-August at a height of 10 cm.
The culinary world loves this plant: elegant and tasty is after all the ideal mix to give dishes an extra touch! Both the leaves and the delicate flowers have a slightly fresh-sour taste. The indigenous people of South America mainly ate the conical tubers of this Oxalis.
Names:
Latin: Oxalis adenophylla, also known as Chilean Wood Sorrel
Dutch: Lime Clover, Chilean
Also: Chilean Wood Sorrel
English: Silver Shamrock
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- Flower colour: Light pink with white hearts
- Average growth height: Up to 30 cm
- Bulb / tuber size: Varies
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Origin: Andes Mountains, South America
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Oxalis adenophylla, also known as Chilean Wood Sorrel
- Dutch: Lime clover, Chilean
- Also known as: Chilean Wood Sorrel
- English: Silver Shamrock
