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Oxalis articulata

A clump-forming pink-flowered wood sorrel from the grasslands of the Río de la Plata region, growing from knobbly, jointed rhizomes. It is tough and frost-hardy, flowering best in sun with cool nights, and widely naturalised in temperate regions.

Oxalis articulata
Photo: Suyash Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open grassland, roadsides and disturbed ground on the Pampas and in southern Brazil and Uruguay, in sun or light shade.

Few records carry an elevation; the recorded sites are mostly lowland, from near sea level to about 550 m.

Argentina (Northeast, Northwest, Buenos Aires)UruguayBrazil (South)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.