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Oxalis exilis

A tiny creeping wood sorrel from Australia and New Zealand, the smallest Oxalis in New Zealand, with green to purple leaves and small yellow flowers. It grows on hillsides, grassland and disturbed ground, and is weedy enough to have naturalised in Europe. It is easy in a cool-temperate, evenly moist setting.

Oxalis exilis
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grassy hillsides, lawns, open woodland edges and weedy ground, creeping through short turf and moss.

Mostly lowland to montane; recorded elevations 9 to 1,660 m, median 360 m (23 records).

New South WalesVictoriaTasmaniaSouth AustraliaQueenslandWestern AustraliaNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthNorfolk Is.

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.