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Oxalis rubens

A small creeping wood-sorrel of coastal eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, belonging to the weedy, hard-to-separate Oxalis corniculata group. It grows from sea level in mild, evenly moist, frost-light maritime climates and is easy to keep in a bright, cool-temperate setting.

Oxalis rubens
Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, 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

Recorded mostly near the coast in grassland, dune hinds, forest edges and disturbed open ground, where it forms low mats among other herbs. Treatment here follows the coastal habit of the genus group, not species-specific field studies.

1–900 m, median 20 m; essentially a lowland coastal plant.

New South WalesQueenslandVictoriaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthChatham 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.