Oxalis triangularis Francis Speirantha occur at the leaf base

occur at the leaf base in very early spring

There is a possibility that this may eventually be determined to be a new species (Probst 2005)

our 8-year-old specimen is 7' tall and 10' across and survived 0 degrees F

under the watchful eye of William Macarthur

then it dies

Oxalis triangularis Francis Speirantha occur at the leaf baseThis amazing heat loving false shamrock comes from our friends at Yucca Do, who got it from a Houston gardener named Francis, who discovered it as a garden seedling. Oxalis 'Francis' makes an 8" tall x 1' wide clump of 3 lobed, shamrock like, bright purple leaves that look great all summer. The clumps are topped in fall with light lavender flowers. Oxalis 'Francis' is a lighter purple than Oxalis 'Atropurpurea' that almost glows. We think this is