A beautiful shade-tolerant ground cover, the native Oregon wood sorrel spreads happily on the forest floor, or a shady garden floor.  It likes lots of organic matter and shade.  If it does not receive summer water, it will simply go dormant when dry.

Heart-shaped leaves emerge in spring and are a delight to taste. The leaves, stems, and rhizomes have a tangy flavor and contain vitamin C. They also contain oxalic acid, like spinach or chard, and we do not recommend consuming large quantities raw. The variety that we grow has a deep pink-purple underside to the leaves and thin pink lines on the white flowers that makes it especially pretty.

This is also one of the few plants we offer that grows well as a house plant.