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Use slow-release fertilisers when the plant is not dormant or NPK 5-10-5 type fertilisers in late-spring to encourage blooming. Height: 6" - 1' (15 cm - 30 cm) Spread: 4" - 6" (10 cm - 15 cm) Depth: 3" (7 cm) Uses: Edging, Ground cover, Patio and Containers; If planted in early spring it will grow and flower throughout spring and summer.
The plant grows up to 10 centimetres (4 in) tall. [1] It has trifoliate compound leaves , the leaflets heart-shaped and folded through the middle, that occur in groups of three on the long petioles. Appearing atop the thin stems from spring to midsummer are small open-faced flowers with five petals which are white with reddish venation.
Oxalis triangularis, commonly called false shamrock, is a species of perennial plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to several countries in southern South America . This woodsorrel is typically grown as a houseplant but can be grown outside in USDA climate zones 8a–11, preferably in light shade.
The plant is not drought tolerant and soil should be kept moist. It grows best in acid or light soils. Oxalis articulata is more competitive than other species in this family, and can tolerate plant beds which are loosely populated with other greenery. However, it thrives in disturbed ground. [5] Though it is hardy, it grows best in warmer ...
Oxalis pes-caprae, commonly known as African wood-sorrel, Bermuda buttercup, Bermuda sorrel, buttercup oxalis, Cape sorrel, English weed, goat's-foot, sourgrass, soursob or soursop; Afrikaans: suring; Arabic: hommayda (حميضة), [2] is a species of tristylous yellow-flowering plant in the wood sorrel family Oxalidaceae.
Oxalis polyphylla, the finger sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae. [2] [3] It is native to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]A geophyte with a bulb that is often gummy, it can reach 20 cm (8 in) in height, and is found growing both on rocky outcrops and in flat areas.
Oxalis alpina is a perennial herb that grows each year from an underground bulb, and can usually be found from July to September. [7] [8] Oxalis alpina is tetraploid. [3]Plants are conspicuous and can have 1-7 flowers which are arranged in an umbel inflorescence.
Oxalis (/ ˈ ɒ k s ə l ɪ s / (American English) [1] or / ɒ k s ˈ ɑː l ɪ s / (British English)) [2] is a large genus of flowering plants in the wood-sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, comprising over 550 species. [3]