Oxalis polyphylla
Narrow-leaved Sorrel
Oxalis leaves are palmate with 3 - 12 leaflets. Some species are invasive and considered to be weeds. Others make excellent ground cover or houseplants. Most are frost tender and suitable for greenhouses or conservatory. Oxalis polyphylla is a perennial up to 30 cm tall with leaves and flowers crowded at the tip of the stem. It bears flowers with yellow tube and often slightly darker margins. It rises from small rounded tubers in late winter. The leaves are quite fine and almost finger-like. Flowers are borne very early and often before the foliage and continue until early spring, colour is soft pink and each lasts for around one week.
Contributed by @KathyB
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Narrow-leaved Sorrel
Latin name
Oxalis polyphylla
type
Bulb
family
Oxalidaceae
ph
5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
0.30 M
Oxalis polyphylla
Oxalis leaves are palmate with 3 - 12 leaflets. Some species are invasive and considered to be weeds. Others make excellent ground cover or houseplants. Most are frost tender and suitable for greenhouses or conservatory. Oxalis polyphylla is a perennial up to 30 cm tall with leaves and flowers crowded at the tip of the stem. It bears flowers with yellow tube and often slightly darker margins. It rises from small rounded tubers in late winter. The leaves are quite fine and almost finger-like. Flowers are borne very early and often before the foliage and continue until early spring, colour is soft pink and each lasts for around one week.
Flowering Season
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Flowering season is from early Spring to early Summer - and sometimes longer.
Planting Outdoors Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Plant in partial sun or full shade in Autumn
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Plant in partial sun or full shade in Spring
Propagation by Division
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Using a fork dig up plant, try to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade. Replant the plants to the same depth as the original and keep well watered until established.
KathyB
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