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Oxalidaceae
Bermuda-buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
Also known as Cape sorrel, African wood-sorrel, Bermuda sorrel, Oxalis sericea var. pilosa
Native Plants · Bermuda Buttercup · Oxalis · Invasive · Bulb · Yellow Flowers · Groundcover · Oxalidaceae · Winter Growing · Spreading · Container Plant
Bermuda-buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) produces cheerful bright-yellow flowers and clover-like foliage from autumn through spring, then dies back in summer. It is very easy to grow in sun or partial shade but spreads aggressively via bulbils and is considered invasive in many regions outside its native South Africa — containment is strongly recommended. Plant in pots or raised beds to prevent it from escaping into surrounding garden areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil lightly moist during active growth but reduce watering during summer dormancy · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Azores, Baleares, Bermuda, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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