Oxalis violacea Battle of the Bands Salvia the dark green

the dark green

The 50" tall clumps are topped in mid-June with huge dark blue-purple flowers

We received our clone from Texas plantsman Logan Calhoun just prior to his death

Ever thought about having a "gin and tonic" in your garden

then leave the stalks until late winter for the birds to feed on

Oxalis violacea Battle of the Bands Salvia the dark greenOxalis violacea 'Battle of the Bands' is our 2000 collection of the lovely US native Oxalis violacea from Polk County, Tennessee. We've traveled through the US for decades looking for exceptional leaf forms of Oxalis violacea, which can vary from solid green to purple patterns, and this is one of our best. Oxalis 'Battle of the Bands' is a tight clumping form with lovely dark purple bands around the leaf edges. In April (NC), light lavender flowers