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  • Common Name: Purple Shamrock, False Shamrock, Love Plant
  • Botanical Name: Oxalis triangularis
  • Family Name: Wood Sorrel family
  • Type: perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 8–11
  • Height: 6 to 12in
  • Width: 12 to 24in
  • Blooms: Small, five-petaled flowers in shades of white to pale pink or lavender
  • Bloom Time: Spring through summer
  • Sun: Bright indirect light to partial shade
  • Leaves: Trifoliate, deep purple, triangular leaves that fold at night or when disturbed
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; allow soil to dry between waterings, sensitive to overwatering
  • Tolerates: Heat and drought
  • Attracts: bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
  • Texas Superstar: No
  • Texas Native: No
  • Invasive: No