| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 30 inches (75 cm) |
| Plant Spread: | Up to 42 inches (105 cm), usually smaller |
| Fruit: | Other: Explosively dehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Fall Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Groundcover Vegetable Salad greens Cooked greens Dried Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves Roots Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Other Beneficial Insects: Hoverflies, native bees, wasps |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Flood Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All plants containing oxalic acid can be toxic to humans if enough is ingested. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 20C day, 10C night Days to germinate: ~7 to 90 Depth to plant seed: Pressed into surface or barely covered Start indoors Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed Other info: No dormancy, relatively short seed life; varieties with mid-styled flowers are poorly self-fertile, while other flower types are self-incompatible |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Division Offsets Bulbs Other: bulblets, tubers |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Wasps Flies Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious Goes Dormant |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Oxalis tuberosa by valleylynn | Dec 18, 2014 9:03 AM | 1 |
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