About Wood Sorrel

Wood Sorrel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shaded sites, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water in the early morning hours

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Root rot, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Depression

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Digestive, Eye Problems, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cleanser

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OXALIS acetosella

7.2 Common Name

wood sorrel, common wood sorrel

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wood Sorrel

7.2.2 In German

Sauerklee

7.2.3 In French

bois Sorrel

7.2.4 In Spanish

alazán de madera

7.2.5 In Greek

ξύλο Sorrel

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sorrel de madeira

7.2.7 In Polish

Drewno szczaw

7.2.8 In Latin

Rumex ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Oxalis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

900

Rank: 21 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Wood Sorrel

Want to know the properties of Wood Sorrel? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Wood Sorrel is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma and Depression. Wood Sorrel Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Digestive, Eye Problems, Vitamin A and Vitamin C
Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Wood Sorrel Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Wood Sorrel. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Wood Sorrel physical information is as follows: 5.10 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Light Pink
Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Wood Sorrel

Taking Wood Sorrel Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Wood Sorrel include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Wood Sorrel

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Wood Sorrel is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Wood Sorrel is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not available. This plant's habitat is Shaded sites and Woodlands and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.