Latin oxys means "sour", that is, in the name of the genus it is noted that the plant has an acidic taste. This genus includes perennial and annual plants forming tubers with peristosyllous or triple leaves. The flowers of oxalis (acid) have the correct form and consist of five petals.
The petals of the muslin are covered with pink veins, which looks very beautiful. Also, her fetuses are able to shoot seeds, small and reddish. If you breathe a little on these seeds, they seem to "jump off" to the side. This is easy to explain: in the case of a change in moisture, the shell of the seeds drastically changes shape and bursts. It is also interesting that in the bad weather, with the onset of darkness, in bright light or mechanical action, its flowers slowly close, and the leaves drop and fold. The fact is that under the above factors, the internal pressure, or turgor, changes in the cells of the petals and leaves.
Oxalicum (Latin O. acetosella) also grows in our forests. Many people know her under the name of a sour cousin or a hare cabbage. Residents of Germany called acidic sour clover. It is the leaf of the scrofula that resembles the leaf of the clover, is the emblem of Ireland and is depicted on its coat of arms.
Some plant varieties can be planted in the open ground under trees and shrubs, and some feel good only in rooms and greenhouses. Other types of oxalis are weeds, the reproduction of which is rather difficult to stop. The bushes of certain species are short-lived, but they are still cultivated as a houseplant. You can plant an acid in a stony garden.
House plant acid:
Acid needs diffuse, but intense light. It is best to place the pot with the plant on the windows facing east. If the plant is near the southern window, then it must be shaded to create diffuse light from 11 to 17 hours with paper or a translucent fabric, for example, tulle or gauze. When placing the plant on windows facing west, it is also necessary to provide diffuse light. Good lighting is necessary for sour cherry and in the cold season (in autumn and winter). Recently acquired plant for intensive lighting needs to be accustomed. It should also be done in the spring, if there was a shortage of light in the winter season.
In spring and summer, the acid needs a temperature of 20-25 ° C. In winter, the plant has a rest period, so the temperature can be 12-18 ° C, depending on the species. Thus, Ortis sour is needed at a temperature of 16-18 ° C, and in December and January, the temperature of Decemberus and January is 12-14 ° C. In addition, the last type of winter does not need watering, and it can be stored in a cool and dry place. After the appearance of the first shoots, the plant is transplanted into new soil, resumed watering and accustomed to heat. About a month later, the acid will bloom.
The rest period of the pink pine comes in October-November - all this time it must be kept in a bright cool room at a temperature of 12-14 ° C. After the appearance of sprouts, the plant is transferred to a warm room.
In summer and spring, when the plant acid is actively growing, watering it should be abundant when the top layer of the soil dries slightly. Beginning in autumn, watering is gradually reduced. In the winter, Ostris must be watered very rarely, not permitting complete drying of the earth. The tubers of the sourdough Deppie can not be watered in the winter - it is enough to store them in the soil in a cool room. Watering should be reduced for a month and a half before the rest period.
In spring and summer it is desirable to regularly spray the plant. In autumn and winter, it does not need acid.
Feeding and transplantation
Feed acid mineral complex fertilizers, intended for indoor plants, in the period from April to August every two to three weeks.
Transplant the acid every year in a mixture consisting of turf ground (1 hour), peat land (2 hours), leaf land (1 hour), humus (1 hour) and sand (1 hour). it is also possible to plant the plant in a mixture of leafy land (2 hours), peat land (1 hour), turf ground (2 hours) and sand (1 hour). In addition, for acid sludge suitable mixture for decorative deciduous plants. For active growth requires good drainage from small gravel or expanded clay, which should be placed on the bottom of the pot.
Reproduction of a plant
Oxalis is a plant that reproduces seeds that are sown usually in the spring. For the first year after sowing, foliar rosettes and underground shoots appear from the seeds. In the second year out of the axils of the leaves of these shoots, curtains are formed and new rosettes grow.
Also, the sour can reproduce with nodules. The tubers of the sourdough Deppie are planted in one 7-centimeter pot of 6-10 pieces in February or March. At the top, nodules are covered with a layer of soil of 1 centimeter. Earth mixture: leafy earth (1 hour), turf ground (2 hours), sand (1 hour). Until the roots are formed, the nodules are kept in a cool room (5-10 ° C) and moderately watered. From the end of March, the temperature is gradually increased.
It is worth noting that the nodule plants can be planted in pots at any time of the year. So, if you plant the tubers of the minnow of Deppée in the middle or late October, then by the New Year will appear the leafy plants.
The full cycle of plant development after tuber planting - about 40 days, after this time the acid begins to bloom. For example, the sourdough of Deppie, planted in the spring, begins to bloom in the summer and ends only in the fall.
Some varieties of Kislice breed, including cuttings, for example, the Hedisauric acid and the acidum Ortgis. Cuttings of the plant take root for 18-20 days at a temperature of 25 ° C. Cuttings are planted in a mixture of equal parts of leaf, humus, turf and sand. Pots must be protected from direct sunlight.
Features
Those types of scab, which in the cold season aboveground does not die, it is necessary to keep in a cool (moderately - 16-18C) and well-lit room. Water the plants after a lapse of two to three days after drying the soil with a small amount of water.
With the death of the above-ground part in winter, it is necessary to reduce watering for a month and a half before the rest period (depending on the species in October or December). Nodules left in the soil can be stored in a well-lit and cool place at a temperature of 12-14C. The soil must be moist, but not over-moistened and not over-dried. After the appearance of the first sprouts, the acid is transferred to a warm room. Within a month or 40 days, flowering begins.