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Oxalis glabra

A small bulbous Oxalis of the Western Cape that grows through the cool wet winter, flowers in deep pink in autumn and winter, and sleeps as a bulb through the hot dry summer. Treat it as a winter-growing geophyte: cool, bright and moist while in leaf, and dry while dormant.

Oxalis glabra
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open sandy flats, renosterveld and fynbos, often in disturbed ground and along roadsides, in full sun.

Mostly lowland; measured sites run from near sea level to about 1,300 m.

Western Cape (South Africa)

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.