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Oxalis grandis

Great yellow woodsorrel is a tall woodland Oxalis from the eastern United States, with large yellow flowers in late spring. It is a cold-hardy plant of rich, moist deciduous woods, so it needs a real winter rather than tropical conditions.

Oxalis grandis
Photo: Lounsberry, Alice.; Rowan, Marian Ellis Ryan, Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Deciduous woods, slopes and stream bottoms on sandy or alluvial soils, often in rich, moist ground under a broadleaf canopy.

Recorded between about 190 and 1,220 m, median around 300 m; the higher records come from the southern Appalachians.

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🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.