Oxalis hirta L.
Variable, frost-hardy bulbous perennial with crowded, narrow leaflets and solitary, open funnel-shaped, white, red-pink or purple flowers with yellow throats in autumn and winter. To 30cm. [RHSE, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Oxalis hirta, rosacea, and rubella, are very nearly allied; perhaps too much so to be properly considered as distinct species. If they are to be distinguished, our plant [Oxalis rubella], having obtuse petals, must be referred to the last mentioned. Drawn at Mr. Salisbury’s Botanic Garden at Brompton, in October, but its proper time of flowering is probably in the spring. Native of the Cape; requires the shelter of a green-house; propagated by tubers; introduced, according to Mr. Donn, in 1793.’ [BM t.1031/1807].
‘A native of the Cape, and a very showy species: it flowers in the autumn, and thrives in sandy peat soil.’ [LBC no.213/1818]. Introduced to Britain in 1787. [JD].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [B.373/1843].
Notes
Recorded as a weed in the southern and western states of Australia but not in NSW.
Published Jan 28, 2010 - 03:24 PM | Last updated Jan 28, 2010 - 03:32 PM
Oxalis hirta L. | LBC no.213/1818 | RBGS
| Family | Oxalidaceae |
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| Region of origin | South Africa |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Oxalis hirta |
| Confidence level | high |