Oxalis pes-caprae grow and care – herbaceous geophyte of the genus Oxalis also known as Bowie’s wood-sorrel, Oxalis pes-caprae perennial summer deciduous plant, it is edible plant but mostly used as ornamental plant, can grow in mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 9-11.Oxalis pes-caprae edible leaves, flower stem and bulbs.Leaves edible color green with little purple-brown dots in obcordate (heart shape) the leaves grow in group of the 3 heat shape connected in the base of the heart and create radial shape, the stem edible and hollow.
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Oxalis Pes-caprae
What is the plant
humidity
High
lighting
Part sun and part shade
temperature
min 5°C
hardiness zone
8 - 11
difficulty
Medium
hibernation
Cold Period
How to Care for the Plant
Water
It prefers dry or moist soil.
Pruning
How to prune a Oxalis plant:For design and dead parts
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade. I
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Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
Temperature
This species is not very cold-hardy in Britain, though it is naturalized in parts of south-western England. It tolerates temperatures down to about -5°c
Additional
The leaves contain oxalic acid, which gives them their sharp flavour. Perfectly all right in small quantities, the leaves should not be eaten in large amounts since oxalic acid can bind up the body's supply of calcium leading to nutritional deficiency. The quantity of oxalic acid will be reduced if the leaves are cooked. People with a tendency to rheumatism, arthritis, gout, kidney stones or hyperacidity should take especial caution if including this plant in their diet since it can aggravate their condition
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