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'''''Oxalis bowiei''''', '''Bowie's Wood-sorrel''' or '''Cape [[Shamrock]]''', is a plant from the genus ''[[Oxalis]]'', which is native to [[South Africa]].
 
'''''Oxalis bowiei''''', '''Bowie's Wood-sorrel''' or '''Cape [[Shamrock]]''', is a plant from the genus ''[[Oxalis]]'', which is native to [[South Africa]].

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Oxalis bowiei LeavesFlowers BotGardBln0906.JPG


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Origin: S Africa
Cultivation
Features: flowers
Flower features: pink, single
Scientific Names

Oxalidaceae >

Oxalis >

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Oxalis bowiei, Bowie's Wood-sorrel or Cape Shamrock, is a plant from the genus Oxalis, which is native to South Africa.

Its flowering stems may be a foot or more in height and are produced continuously for a considerable length of time during summer.[1]


Read about Oxalis bowiei in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Oxalis bowiei, Herb. (O. Bowieana, Hort. O. purpurea, Hort.). Lvs. spreading and large, fleshy, deep green; Ifts. obovate, more or less notched: fls. bright rose-red. Cape.


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