Justin, You did not say whether your oxalis is a native or not. O. violacae, widely distributed through the southeast, north to Missouri, has purplish-green foliage, purple below: http://missouriplants.com/Bluealt/… http://cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/… Oxalis articulata v. rubra (O. rubra) has all-green foliage, but is otherwise similar. It is mainly spring-blooming, in flower now here in southern California: http://alabamaplants.com/Pinkalt/… http://lh5.ggpht.com/luirig/R5xiRpTeP-I/… oxalis_articulata_1.jpg John C. MacGregor South Pasadena, CA USDA Zone 9 Sunset Zones 21/23 On Mar 6, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Eugene Zielinski wrote: > If your oxalis is an east Texas wildflower, most likely it is O. > violacea, > a species with plain green leaves that blooms in the spring. I > don't know > if it is tuberous or not. > > Eugene Zielinski > Augusta, GA > USA > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Justin Smith >> Date: 3/6/2010 4:33:08 PM >> Subject: [pbs] Texas Oxalis? >> >> >> http://flickr.com/photos/oothal/… >>