I love Oxalis! Their little pink & white flowers make me happy. I had forgotten my Iron Cross Oxalis in the house. I’m just now taking the corms out of dormancy. (pic 6) They flower in a bright pink color. The foliage has a wine colored “cross” in the middle. I have a 4th pot thats a mix of green & purple. They are all happy at the side of my canopy.
I've had this plant since April and it has been very happy and I've had around 10 - 15 flowers from it. Certainly a favourite of mine. It was average to well draining soil and is placed in direct sun however the ambient temperature inside my hope has risen considerably during a heatwave (approx 30 degrees celsius) and at this point all growth has stopped.
It has a single new sprout which has remained looking the same for 3 weeks now and I wonder; has the heat slowed it down? I totally understand if so but as a beginner I have no clue!
I planted a rhizome with almost no roots in Leca with a bit of orchid bark and regular substrate. I’ve got the rest of my rhizomes in substrate (as it comes from the shop) and the only one growing leaves is the Leca one.
Why do I struggle so much trying to grow this plant? I didn’t expect Leca to work out but here we are.
The last leaf turned out kind of wrinkly, I fear it has pests but I haven’t seen any so far. It’s pushing a fourth leaf already.
I water it a bit, sometimes with fertilizer and sometimes without. I leave half a centimeter of water at the bottom of the cup and let it dry until the substrate is just a bit moist.