Oxalis and care for it

Graceful plant indoor oxalis has a number of other names, for example, lucky clover, hare cabbage. This is due to the fact that its leaves are similar in shape to clover leaves, and they taste a little sour. In some European countries it is believed that this indoor flower brings happiness and good luck, it is customary to give it for Christmas and New Year. The most common species is triangular sorrel. Its purple leaves curl up in the evening, like the wings of a butterfly. Its flowers are small and can be white, purple or pink.

When caring for oxalis, it is important to find it well lit place, but at the same time closed from direct rays of the sun. If the indoor wood sorrel does not receive enough light, its leaves lose their decorative effect and become elongated. In direct sun they will develop burns. Oxalis does not like heat; the best temperature for it would be 25 degrees. In summer, the plant can be taken out to the balcony, watered abundantly and spray. In winter, some types of oxalis have rest periodwhen the ground part dies. At this time, the air temperature should be reduced to 10-15 degrees, watering should be reduced, and spraying should not be required.

From May to the end of August, during the active growing season, the plant needs feed complex fertilizer a couple of times a month. Oxalis is replanted annually in the spring, making sure that the drainage is good and the soil is light. Multiply The plant can be grown by seeds, dividing the bulb or cuttings.Oxalis seeds are very small; when sowing, they are not buried in the soil and a mini-greenhouse is arranged for them.