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Oxalis spiralis

A low, creeping Andean and Central American wood sorrel of cool, misty montane forest edges, pastures and roadsides. It grows fast in cool, humid, bright conditions and sulks in heat; the bronze-leaved forms are popular as trailing pot plants.

Oxalis spiralis
Photo: Annie's Annuals & Perennials, 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

Forest margins, clearings, mossy banks, pastures and disturbed ground in humid montane forest and cloud-forest zones. Built from the measured range and what is known of creeping Andean Oxalis.

Recorded from about 440 to 4,000 m, median about 2,600 m; the core is 2,000 to 3,200 m.

Argentina NorthwestBoliviaColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorPeruVenezuela

🔒 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.