Oxalis articulata?

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Oxalis articulata?

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Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:20 pm

Aka pink sorrel or wood sorrel?

I think this is what is coming up everywhere in my backyard. I'm not going to pull it up or treat it as a weed simply because I Googled the plant and it's supposed to attract bees and butterflies.

Does anyone else have this? Or do you grow it for a purpose?
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Donna, zone 9, El Lago, Texas

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Sat May 02, 2020 7:57 pm

I have it ... I treat it as a weed to tell you the truth. I’m constantly digging it out from around the roots of other plants. Every time I blink it’s popped up somewhere else. I haven’t noticed pollinators on it ... have you?
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Sat May 02, 2020 9:16 pm

All over my lot. I leave it alone in the yard. Pull it up if it’s in the garden.
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Sat May 02, 2020 9:39 pm

Oh, I've been treating these as a beautiful gift from nature :) . I only have a few but I look forward to these every year. Thanks for letting me know the name.
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Sun May 03, 2020 10:42 am

They sell this plant as an ornamental. It isn't perennial up here and I've never seen it in the wild.

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Sun May 03, 2020 1:07 pm

PlainJane wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 7:57 pm I have it ... I treat it as a weed to tell you the truth. I’m constantly digging it out from around the roots of other plants. Every time I blink it’s popped up somewhere else. I haven’t noticed pollinators on it ... have you?
Never have seen any bees on it.....but I have so many other things that bees like.
Donna, zone 9, El Lago, Texas

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