Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Candy cane sorrel

Family: Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)

Distribution: Western Cape

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: The petals' colouring makes the unopened blooms as pretty as the mature ones. Buds twist open in the same spiral fashion that makes morning glories so fun. Delicate, lacy foliage completes the appeal.