Sign in Start free
Species library › Oxalis › Oxalis caerulea
Other Partly documented

Oxalis caerulea

A small perennial wood-sorrel of the montane pine and mixed conifer forests of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Species-specific growing information is scarce; it behaves like other summer-growing mountain Oxalis, appearing with the monsoon rains and dying back for a cold winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in open montane forest, meadows and forest edges, in partial shade of ponderosa pine and mixed conifers. Detail is generalised from the genus and the measured sites.

Recorded at 1,651-3,120 m, median about 2,130 m.

ArizonaColoradoNew MexicoMexico NorthwestMexico Northeast

🔒 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

Grow Oxalis caerulea? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Oxalis

Oxalis stricta Oxalis tuberosa Oxalis corniculata Oxalis pes-caprae Oxalis alpina Oxalis articulata Oxalis triangularis Oxalis glabra Oxalis laxa Oxalis oregana Oxalis acetosella Oxalis debilis All 81 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.