Rock garden plants Oxalis  purpurea Thunb.   
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FamilyOXALIDACEAE
Genus species var.Oxalis  purpurea Thunb. 
SynonymsOxalis laburnifolia Jacq.
 Oxalis sanguinea Jacq.
 Oxalis variabilis Jacq.
Territory NORTHERN AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA
steppes
Altitude50-500m
Description leaves in basal rosette, trifoliolate, leaflets orbiculate, bilobate, green, abaxially purple, ciliate, flowers openly tubular, tube yellow
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple, yellow
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivation
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
division of tubers in late summer
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