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Oxalis ortgiesii

An upright, shrubby Oxalis from the humid eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador and Peru, with cleft leaflets that are purple underneath and small yellow flowers. It is a plant of warm, shady forest that wants steady warmth, high humidity and moderate light, with no dormancy.

Oxalis ortgiesii
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records fall in premontane and lowland rainforest on the eastern Andean slope. There it most likely grows in the understory and along shaded forest edges and banks. This is inferred from the range and the plant's soft, shade-type foliage.

Recorded at 250-1,670 m, median 690 m.

EcuadorPeru

🔒 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.