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Drummond's Woodsorrel

Oxalis drummondii
native · Hill Country

Drummond's Woodsorrel is a perennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms white, pink, green and purple in Sep–Nov. Deer rarely browse it. Good for birds and nectar insects.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Perennial wildflower
Sun
Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
0.5–1 ft
Spread
1 ft
Bloom
Sep–Nov · white, pink, green, purple
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Recorded on calcareous, dry, moist, sand
Deer
High — deer rarely browse it
Wildlife
Supports birds, browsing mammals and nectar insects

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftNorthern Blackland PrairieFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut Plain

1,489 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.