Oxalis alpina
A small bulbous wood sorrel of the Mexican highlands and the Arizona sky islands, with clover-like leaves and pink flowers in the summer rainy season. It grows in summer and sleeps through a dry, cool winter. Mimic that cycle, and give it bright light and cool nights.
Where it grows wild
Moist rocky spots in high pine-oak, fir and other temperate montane forests, often in openings and along rocks where summer rain collects.
Median recorded elevation is about 2,430 m, with most records between 1,700 and 3,300 m. Arizona populations sit around 1,700 to 2,700 m.
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