Oxalis versicolor
"Candy cane sorrel"
Orders placed before 1 September 2024
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Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
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Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
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Description
Here’s some plant candy to sweeten up your style—it goes by the name of Oxalis versicolor, more commonly known as candy cane sorrel. This late summer treat flowers with candy-twist blooms so enchanting you could easily find them in a fairy tale. Forming a soft cushion of greenery, they come to life from late summer through to early winter with their topping of sweetie-shop flowers which unravel during the day, at which point they resemble little red and white spiralled lollipops!
One for a mild, coastal area, rockery or gravel garden, Oxalis versicolor loves to be in a free-draining, sandy or gritty soil and can tolerate temperatures down to around -5C. Oxalis is very low maintenance and doesn’t require much fuss. Given mild conditions, they’ll come back for a repeat show every year!
Oxalis flowers open and close according to light levels. It’s called nyctinasty. On sunny days, the flowers open for pollinators and at night they close up again!
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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RHS Award (AGM)
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May need winter cover
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Oxalis versicolor
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Flower colour
White, red
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Bulb size
5/+
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Established height
5-10cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
100 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Spreading
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Half hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
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Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Pots
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Rockery -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Requires specific conditions
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Orders placed before 1 September 2025
You can expect your order in September 2025Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
You can expect your order in October 2025Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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