How To Care For Oxalis Triangularis
Oxalis Triangularis
☀️- Oxalis will prefer bright, indirect light due to their colour and variegation. Avoid direct sunlight as this will fade the leaves and they won’t open and close as usual.
💧- Oxalis prefers to dry out between watering and is ever so forgiving. Don’t let the plant stay dry for too long or sit in soggy soil.
🌡️- Optimum temperatures are 18-24°C, but will do well in temperatures as low as 10°C.
🪴- Once the roots start to pop out from drainage holes, it is time to repot your plant. This will also allow you to propagate and create more plants from the tubulars. Best time to do this is during spring/summer with a rich soil mix and good drainage.
🐾- Toxic to pets.
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This is often called Japanese Shamrock or Purple Oxalis and is native to Brazil. This plant is well known for the striking triangular deep purple colour and elegant pale pink blooms. These flowers and leaves open and close in response to light levels, which is a natural movement called nyctinasty.
Care
Make sure you place your Oxalis in bright, indirect light to maintain the deep colour and development of the leaves. A little gentle morning sun can enhance the colour, but make sure the sun isn’t burning. Some lingering morning sun during late spring and summer can also be quite hot.
Best way to water this is to allow the soil to dry out completely between watering, but not letting it stay dry. As soon as the soil is light brown in colour from the drainage holes, make sure you water it well. During winter Oxalis is dormant and some foliage may die back, this is perfectly normal.
Repot in spring when the corms have outgrown the pot in a well draining housepotting mix with some perlite.
Problems
- Leaves drooping: Lack of water or dormancy
- Yellowing foliage or soggy leaves: Overwatering
- Leggy growth: Insufficient light
- Sudden dieback: Dormancy