Is Oxalis Articulata a Weed?

When you have a family of plants that's 850-strong, and folks don't know enough to eat them, you also get the other view: That the Oxalis is not a delicate, pretty little greenerific morsel but a pernicious ugly weed that uses up your water, fertilizer and garden space.

Is Oxalis a weed?

Oxalis or yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta) is a common, cool-season perennial weed that persists almost year-round in Southeastern lawns. It grows sporadically in landscape beds among shrubs and flowers, in vegetable gardens, and is known to pop up occasionally in container plantings.

Is pink Oxalis a weed?

Pink sorrel is an escaped exotic, but that doesn't make it a bad plant. It's a weed, albeit a pretty one, and while I'm not about to fill my garden with it, a few judiciously selected plants can add a bit of landscape beauty with minimal work.