Oxalis palmifronsSalter
thenar - foliage False Shamrock , False Shamrock , Palm Leaf Oxalis
Family : OxalidaceaeGenus : Oxalis
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Oxalis palmifronsis native toSouth Africa . It occurs on stony gradient and flats from the Roggeveld Mountains near Sutherland to Ceres and Laingsburg in the Western Cape province .
Oxalis palmifronsis a dwarf , stemless industrial plant with a dark dark-brown electric-light bulb and sensational foliage , unlike any otherOxalis . The slow - spreading patch of ground - embrace little potato spreads up to 2 foot ( 60 cm ) in 10 years . Each symmetric rosette consist of glaucous green , 3 - dimensional , miniature palm - similar leaves . The light bulb is ovate with pissed , dark chocolate-brown tunics and can reach a length of 1.6 inch ( 4 cm ) .
This species seems to bloom somewhat rarely , and the efflorescence broadly come out before the leaves have developed . It is a winter grower and does not emerge until late gloaming when it is topped with white flowers with a funnel - shape icteric tube . It remains evergreen all winter , at last live inactive when the oestrus of summertime come .
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USDA hardiness zones7b to 11b : from 5 ° F ( -15 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° coulomb ) .
Oxaliscan be grownindoorsas a houseplant oroutdoorsin the garden . They are in general uncommitted at the garden nitty-gritty in the fall or early spring .
These plants need bright , collateral light to grow well and bring forth flower . They can often bloom all wintertime if observe in a sunny office . Keep the grease hardly damp but never mucky . permit the soil ’s top 2 in ( 5 atomic number 96 ) to dry out out before watering . It is best to water your Oxalis from the bottom so that the flimsy , fragile stems of the plant do n’t get waterlogged and the soil stay loose . Oxalis plants grow best in nerveless temperatures between 60ºF and 70ºF ( 15ºC and 21ºC ) during the day and 55ºF to 65ºF ( 13ºC to 18ºC ) at night . The stain should be promiscuous and flaxen rather than racy and organic . fertilize your works monthly when actively growing with a canonical houseplant food at 1/2 the recommended strength . Never feed an Oxalis when it is dormant and the bulbs are rest .
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To propagateOxalis , split up the flora into smaller plant and put them in their own pots . Keep it out of direct sunlight until novel shoots appear .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Oxalis .
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