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Zinfandel™ Oxalis vulcanicola

Zinfandel™ - Oxalis vulcanicola
13 Readers Rated This: (4.5)
  • Hardy Zones
    • 9 - 11
  • Exposure
    • Part Sun to Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
  • Mature Size
    • 6 - 10 Inches

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Zinfandel™ Oxalis vulcanicola
Part Sun to Sun 6 - 10

Features

Wine-red leaves with yellow flowers; sterile and noninvasive

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Deadheading Not Necessary

Characteristics

Duration: 
Annual
Height Category: 
Short
Garden Height: 
6 - 10 Inches
Spacing: 
10 - 12 Inches
Spread: 
10 - 12 Inches
Flower Colors: 
Yellow
Flower Shade: 
Yellow
Foliage Colors: 
Purple
Foliage Shade: 
Black/Purple
Habit: 
Mounded
Container Role: 
Filler

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Part Sun to Sun
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Bloom Time: 
Early Summer
Bloom Time: 
Mid Summer
Bloom Time: 
Late Summer
Bloom Time: 
Mid Spring
Bloom Time: 
Late Spring
Hardiness Zones: 
9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
Water Category: 
Average
Uses: 
Container
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses Notes: 

Great cascading out of containers or window boxes

Maintenance Notes: 

Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.

"Very nice! Little hard for me to use in planting beds, the golden color of the flower just didn't blend well with my color scheme so I kept it containerized (monoplanting, low dish) and the publis reacted favorably... lots of questions about it. Who cares if it blooms - foliage makes it worth growing." - Janet Draper, Smithsonian Institution

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  • I struggled with this finicky plant for weeks, thought it was dying, turned red, and just looked like a p.o.s. One hot day, while moving my other babies out of the scorching sun, I brought the ever so unsightly zinfandel into the full shade also. And to my surprise, within hours it was reborn! So, as the exposure recommended, part sun to sun, they're wrong. I'd say full to part shade for outdoor summer months. A sunny window indoors during our Michigan winters will do the job.

    Satisfactory Average performance, met expectations but not outstanding.
    Kate
    Roseville
    Michigan
    United States
    3 years ago

  • I had this plant last year and it didn;t do so well, but this year it was a prize winner.
    I really wish I can grow it inside but I am afraid it will dry up,due to the lack of humidity in the house during winter.

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Eduvina
    6 years ago

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    Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    ecddvwoa
    Michigan
    United States
    6 years ago

  • Love the plant, very easy to grow, but find it very invasive!!

    Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    Russell Studebaker
    Saskatchewan
    Canada
    6 years ago

  • Love this plant for containers, I always overwinter it, adds such nice color and easy to grow.

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Jackie
    Minnesota
    United States
    6 years ago

  • It grew in a difficult place in the yard that gets the eastern sun and gets hot, then cools off in the afternoon and gets very shady.

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Steve
    New Jersey
    United States
    6 years ago
  • Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    Linda
    Illinois
    United States
    6 years ago

  • Healthy and in bloom until mid October.

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Joan La Mourie
    Michigan
    United States
    6 years ago

  • Beautiful, no-maintenance plant, striking color!

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    David
    Michigan
    United States
    6 years ago

  • Thrived in part shade windowbox

    Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    Chris
    Illinois
    United States
    6 years ago
Award Year Award Plant Trial
2006 Excellent Rating Longwood Gardens
2006 Excellent Rating Longwood Gardens
2006 Excellent Rating Longwood Gardens
2006 Excellent Rating Longwood Gardens
2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
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