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Oxalidaceae
Irish shamrock
Oxalis acetosella
Also known as Oxalis, Sleeping beauty, Wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella var. subpurpurascens
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Shamrock · Wood-Sorrel · Shade · Groundcover · Woodland · Delicate · White-Flowers · Clover-Like
Irish shamrock prefers cool, moist conditions in partial to full shade with rich, humus-filled soil. This delicate woodland plant makes an excellent ground cover in shaded areas and can be grown indoors as a houseplant. Keep soil consistently moist during growing season and provide good drainage.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China South-Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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