Oxalis oxalis

Oxalis oxalis: flower description

Oxalis oxalis flower: photo

Most of the varieties of sour cherry are quite unremarkable in appearance, they are often even considered a weed. Oxalis oxalis is both an annual and perennial herbal or semi-shrub culture from the oxalis family.

Oxalis oxalis: characteristic features

Oxalis oxalis flower at home: video about growing and care

This plant even has those species that are willingly eaten, their taste is pleasantly sour. This sour taste is due to the increased concentration of oxalic acid. This species has been familiar to people for more than three hundred years. The foliage is curly, it can be divided into three or four parts, and into five or nine. There are also species whose foliage consists of fifteen to nineteen parts. The foliage palette is also quite diverse: light purple, dark purple, reddish-scarlet, variegated. The inflorescences are small but unique. The color scheme may surprise: the entire spectrum of purple, yellow shades, pink shades, red shades, beige shades. Most of the plants also have veins on the flowers, they can be purple or pinkish. The foliage and inflorescences of this plant are distinguished by their sensitivity. Under unfavorable conditions, and some types and when touched, they simply fold.

Oxalis oxalis: types and varieties

Consider the most famous varieties of oxalis.

Oxalis triangularis

Triangular oxalis. As a house pet, it began to be cultivated only in the last century. This type is unpretentious and interesting for its appearance. The most striking representative is the violet and triangular oxalis. The foliage is deep purple in color, but areas with other colors can also be seen. There is also the same culture, but with purple foliage. Inflorescences are not large, whitish in color. More about this amazing view here.

Oxalis tetraphylla

Four-leafed oxalis. The leaf of this plant is divided into four equal parts. The foliage itself is bright green, but the core is deep purple.

Oxalis bowiei

Bowie's acid. This species is distinguished by beautiful inflorescences of a bright pink hue. In its height it can reach twenty-five centimeters.

Oxalis acetosella

Oxalis ordinary. This variety grows both in gardens and forests. The foliage is divided into three parts, green in color. Inflorescences can be either whitish or purple-pinkish. It blooms in spring and early summer. Some of the inflorescences open above the ground, and some under an organic layer of fallen leaves, bark and other things. These flowers differ in size. Those hidden in their diameter reach only three millimeters.

Oxalis adenophylla

Ferruginous oxalis. This is an unpretentious species that is not afraid of frost. In its height it reaches ten centimeters. Foliage with a silvery sheen. Inflorescences are pinkish-purple, with bright pink veins, as well as a speck at the end of each petal.

Oxalis versicolor

Multi-colored oxalis. This species has very remarkable inflorescences. They are twisted like a bindweed, white with a bright red border. The plant itself is not large in size. Needle foliage, not large.

Oxalis obtusa

Oxalis of obtus. This is an unpretentious culture. It pleases with its compact size and large color palette of inflorescences. A plant that is in diameter and in height will not be more than ten centimeters. Inflorescences can be: beige, yellowish, orange shades. Some species have a small yellow ring in the center of the flower.

Oxalis tuberosa

Tuberous acid.It is more of an agricultural than an ornamental crop. This species is grown because of the tubers, which are similar in composition to potatoes. These tubers can be of a variety of colors: white, yellow, pink, red, burgundy, purple, and so on. After they are collected, they are dried, and then eaten after the necessary processing.

Oxalis convexula

Convexule acid. This is a rather interesting and unusual type of oxalis. It is not large in size. The foliage is small in size, but quite fleshy and firm, like that of succulents. The flowers are large, pink in color. Also, inflorescences are terry.

Oxalis adenophylla

Adenophyllum acid. Foliage with a silvery sheen. Inflorescences of a pale pink shade. Quite resistant to frost and wintering in the middle lane. She is decorated with decorative slides and planted along the curbs.

Oxalis oxalis: photo