Oxalis adenophylla
A hardy alpine Oxalis from the Patagonian Andes. It grows from a fibrous, bulb-like rootstock and makes rosettes of crinkled grey leaves with large lilac-pink flowers in late spring. It is a classic rock-garden plant that wants sun, sharp drainage and a cold, dormant winter.
Where it grows wild
Stony steppe, open Nothofagus forest edges, screes and rocky alpine slopes on both sides of the southern Andes, often under winter snow.
Recorded from 325 to 2,600 m, median about 1,950 m (only 17 records carry an elevation).
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