Oxalis Species, Giant Oxalis, Giant Wood Sorrel

Grows to at least 5 feet.

To get seed you just can't have two different plants but two different plants with differant flower arrangements, there are three differe...Read Morent flower arrangements. This has to do with the stamen-two sets and one stigma. Each plant has its own flower arrangement as follows, 1-with (stamen, stamen, stigma), and 1-with (stamen, stigma, stamen), and 1-with (stigma, stamen, stamen).

There are also three different var. or sp., 1-with small shiny leaves, 1-with larger pubescent leaves, and 1-with even larger glaucous leaves. There is no literature on what I have written here. I have gotten all my plants and information from my good friend Leo Song who had collected these plants 30 or so years ago in Chile.

The plants grown in the shade will arch and bend over from the faster heavy growth at the top of the plant, as you can see from the first picture at the top.

The plants grown in the sun will look much better with straight branches, a much slower growth.

Oxalis gigantia grows from med fall-late spring if keept warm. they can take temperatures down into the 20's if very dry and protected from over head, it will not grow in these temps. Thay can also take tempertures into the uper 100's if well rooted, but grows best in the range of 50's-80's. It will root if keept too wet in the summer.

I grow this Oxalis as a houseplant with summers outdoors in full sun. With a focus on bonsai, I look for unusual plants that get woody s...Read Moretems. This makes a very unusual, interesting, flowering, and very easy care, if it wants to go dormant stop watering for a few months and it will start to regrow when watering starts again. Propagates best for me with stem cuttings in late winter-has rooted for me in about 3 wks.

This is an odd sort of succulent Oxalis from South America where it can survive on almost no wate (Atacama desert)... has a main, succule...Read Morent stem (I've see up to 3' tall, but could grow taller maybe) and short to trailing branches with succulent sort of rubbery leaves. The flowers are about 1/2" across and bright yellow. I have seen this plant do well in sun and shade. It is certainly quite hardy here in So CAl, but in my climate (9b) it is deciduous. Not sure it if is in a warmer climate or not. Turns into an ugly stick in winter, but only for about 1-3 months, then leafs out first hint of warmth.