Oxalis grandiflora

Family Kislichnaya .  The name got through taste leaves contain oxalic acid .  Homeland - South Africa .  Perennial herb 15-20 cm tall with small nodules on the roots and tender ternate leaves on long stalks .  The flowers are up to 5 cm in diameter, bright pink, sometimes white or purple .  Fruit - capsule with tiny black seeds .  Grow as a basket plant .  It blooms in summer and early fall .  Contained in pots or hanging baskets of light at the southern or western window .  Watered frequently .  With a lack of light leaves stretch, losing decorative .  In the autumn, a period of rest .  The plant is watered less frequently, until the leaves dry up .  Left in the ground tubers stored not pouring in a cool dry place at temperatures no higher than 15 ° C .  Propagation oxalis tubercles .  Spring they are planted in 3-5 pieces small pots or bowls with good drainage in a mixture of leaf soil, peat and sand (2: 1: 0, 5) at a depth of 1 cm and the occasional watering .  Bloom in 25 to 45 days after planting .

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