Home sour. Photos of species, care for purple oxalis. Indoor flower sour. Photo, care and reproduction

Dear friends, welcome to the site Dom Family i Ya. Tell me, have you ever heard of such an indoor flower sour? No. Then today I will introduce you, show him a photo, tell you what care should be taken for him so that he grows and blooms all year round, as well as touch on the topic of its reproduction and you will understand how non-capricious this plant is.

This plant has been living in my house for more than ten years, I love it very much for its beauty and unusualness. I especially like that he will always tell you when he doesn’t like something, which is why he is so easy to care for. In general, let's get acquainted.

Indoor flower sour. Photos, names and signs

What is this flower?

In my life, I have not met a plant that would have so many names: family happiness, hare cabbage, good morning, butterfly, triangular oxalis, flower of love, lucky clover. What kind of plant is this and why does it have so many names?

Let's start with the name "Butterfly". His leaf really resembles this winged beauty, hence, apparently, the association. Why is the acid tree triangular, and because each of its petals resembles a triangle, “Good morning” is called the plant for its rare feature, in the evening it folds the leaves, and in the morning, waking up, opens them. By the way, in nature, Lucky Clover closes even in bad weather.

It is also notable for the fact that it blooms at home almost all year round without a break. True, the flowers lose in their beauty in front of the leaves, but they complement them with their contrast.

Surprisingly, "Rabbit Cabbage" can grow not only at home, but also in the garden. Even wildlife she is quite satisfied, because the birthplace of "Family Happiness" is Brazil and Mexico, although some species are found in Europe and Africa. Yes, and in our forests, sour can also be found.

Why does the plant have such a strange name - sour, what does it mean? The fact is that the leaves of the flower contain a large amount of vitamin C and oxalic acid, so they taste sour, hence the name. And, in general, her scientific name is Oksalis, which means spicy or sour.

Oxygen. Is it possible to keep a flower at home

Traditionally, it is customary to endow all plants magic power both good and bad. Therefore, I hasten to answer the question: “Is it possible to keep a sour flower at home?”

The energy of oxalis is considered positive and very useful for the home - this plant is a talisman. It brings good luck, success in business, love, happiness and well-being in the family to the house, because it is not for nothing that it is called the flower of love and family happiness. If you have problems in personal life, then bring it into the house and everything will work out.

In addition, sour is used for food and for treatment. It treats wounds, ulcers and hypertension. Due to the large amount of vitamin C, this plant is used to increase immunity, as a choleretic and diuretic. However, the oxalis flower is poisonous, which is why it is considered dangerous to human health if consumed in large quantities. In small doses, it is harmless. At one time, my kitten tried to gnaw on it, nothing, it still runs around.

What does an oxalis flower look like

The plant has more than 800 varieties, but I will show you the most popular of them. This is what oxalis looks like.

trifoliate purple

Four-leaf Deppe

ordinary

Bowie

colorful

glandular

Oxalis flower home care

At home, oxalis is completely easy to care for. Not only is the plant picky, it will also tell you how to create comfortable conditions for it, and in order to fully understand this issue, I will tell you in detail how to care for it, propagate, protect and cherish.

What loves sour

Light

Many write that oxalis shade plant, somewhere, the way it is, but my many years of experience show that the flower loves light, but does not tolerate direct sun rays. The best place for him, an east or west window. With a lack of lighting, the leaves begin to acquire a green tint.

If the oxalis is under the bright sun, it will first fold the leaves, and then it may droop.

Therefore, always pay attention to the leaves, if they are all well opened, if the plant closed them in broad daylight, then something is wrong, look for the reason.

Watering

"Butterfly" tolerates overflow more easily than drying out the soil. As soon as the soil dries, the plant will fold its leaves, begging for water from you, and then begin to wither. But you should not get carried away with excessive watering either, everything should be in moderation. Don't forget to feed twice a month complex fertilizer will be quite enough.

Temperature

Removing flowers and leaves

Oxalis always blooms profusely, but each flower does not last long, so it is quite common to see an unattractive picture of hanging obsolete flowers and leaves. They need to be cleaned up in a timely manner.

winter care

It is believed that the dormant period for room sour occurs in December-February. However, in all the years I did not notice the dropping of leaves, at most, during this period the plant did not bloom. I did not reduce watering, reduced feeding and rearranged the pot to sunny side, our winters are usually cloudy, so I did this to avoid greenery on the leaves.

Violet acid. Diseases

Like any plant, oxalis is also susceptible to attack by various insects - it is loved by aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, mealybugs, and scale insects. It is necessary to ensure that this fraternity does not appear on the flower and, if necessary, treat with Aktara or Aktellik preparations.

Diseases also do not bypass him. The reason most often is improper care.

• The plant has stopped growing - he may be hot, move to a cool room.
• Appeared gray rot or fusarium - cause excessive watering, reduce it and spray the plant with foundationol.
• Leaves closed in broad daylight - dry soil or direct sunlight. You need to water the bush and rearrange the pot to another place.
• Oxalis flower disappears - perhaps there is overflow and decay. Remove the plant from the pot, select undamaged tubers and plant them in new soil.
• Spots on the leaves Most likely it's burns. Move the oxalis to a different location.
• A green tint appeared on the leaves - lack of light, find a flowerpot on a more lit window sill, but not in the sun.
• Oxalis stopped blooming- or a period of rest has come or the soil is completely exhausted. In the first case, we do nothing, we just give the plant a rest, in the second, we need to transplant it into a new nutrient soil. But a third option is also possible - too much nutrition, then the leaves will fatten, but there will be no color.

Home flower sour. reproduction

How it breeds

On the Internet, they write a lot about how this home plant reproduces. There are many options - and nodules, and cuttings, and seeds. I have never tried the latter methods, but it is easy to do this with tubers.

And you can try to propagate the flower with cuttings, this is done as usual. We put the cutting in water, and after the appearance of the first roots, transplant it into soil or sand, where further rooting will take place.

Each tuber may have one or two leaves, but do not worry if they break off from you, or the tuber is left without small roots. Plant it in the ground, it will definitely take over, put out leaves and flowers, and new nodules will grow around very quickly.

How to transplant

When transplanting sour, it is better to plant it, as it grows quite quickly. Five or ten nodules can be laid out in one pot, maintaining a distance of up to 10 cm between them, although sometimes I put them thicker. It is not necessary to pour a lot of earth on top, just a little bit, about 0.5-1 cm.

When to transplant

As with any house plant best time transplants - spring, and when asked how often this should be done, I will say that once every two to three years. Although you yourself will see when the oxalis needs a transplant. Instead of a beautiful lush bush, there will be rare single leaves, flowering will stop, it is clear to the naked eye that the flower is bad.

In which pot to plant an oxalis flower

Let's start with which pot to plant the oxalis flower in. It doesn't have to be very deep, because root system the plant is weak and does not go deep into the ground, but on the other hand, the pot must be chosen at such a height that the hanging leaves do not lie on the windowsill.

Oxalis looks very nice not only in round pots, but also in long rectangular or oval ones. They plant several nodules in one row. After the growth of the bushes, the view is simply bewitching.

What kind of soil to use

For the umpteenth time I say that the plant is not capricious, so the soil is suitable and universal, the main thing is that it should not be too nutritious, otherwise there will be a lot of leaves, but no flowers. Be sure to make a drainage layer of expanded clay.

Here is such an indoor flower sour. The photo showed you what kind of care he needs and told about reproduction too. I wish you good luck with this wonderful plant, let it please you with its beautiful appearance and flowering.

I wish everyone happiness, Natalya Murga

Butterfly flower: a fluttering treasure for your home

As soon as a beautiful plant is not called: oxalis, butterfly flower, day and night, flower of happiness, purple acid, clock flower, etc. Where did such names come from and how to care for a house plant? Now we will talk about this.

Amazing sour

Oksalis will not only perfectly decorate your home, but will also bring a lot of benefits! As you know, the leaves of the plant are rich in salts of oxalic acid (which is why the flower was called sour). Many people add them during cooking.

With sunrise, the leaves of the plant begin to open, and in the afternoon they return to their original position. That is why oxalis is popularly called the "flower of day and night."

Interesting fact. Due to the unusual shape of the leaf, the inhabitants of Ireland believe that the flower represents the Holy Trinity. To date, sour is officially considered national symbol countries.

Butterfly flower care

Despite the fact that oxalis is enough unpretentious plant However, it is necessary to take into account some of the nuances of flower care. Provide it correct lighting, temperature and watering. Then "Madame Butterfly" will delight you with fluffy blooms and bright colors. And now in more detail about this.

• Temperature and lighting

A well lit and cool spot is a great location and habitat for the Oxalis. You can put the plant in a shaded room, but then it will not develop enough. In this case, the leaves may decrease and become less attractive, and the stems, on the contrary, stretch out. It is also better to beware of direct sunlight, otherwise burns cannot be avoided. Therefore, choose a place so that the room is sufficiently lit, and the plant is in partial shade.

Important! In the warm season (spring-summer) for a flower, it is better to keep the temperature at 20-25 degrees ° C, and in the cold season (autumn-winter) - 10-18 degrees ° C.

During the flowering period, oxalis must be provided with sufficient watering and moistening of the foliage from time to time. By following these simple procedures, you will ensure a healthy and attractive appearance home plant.

One month a year (April-September) it is recommended to feed the butterfly flower 2-3 times a week. You can take a weak complex mineral solution, the concentration of which should be 2 times less than indicated in the instructions.

If you have young plant, then transplantation is carried out once a year, and for a more mature flower - every 2-3 years. It is best to place pebbles or expanded clay under the soil. This will help prevent water stagnation. Usually, leaf, humus, peat soil and sand are used for planting (1: 1: 3: 1 ratio).

Important! After planting, the soil must be loosened from time to time.

• Pests

Oxalis room (Oxalis) in nature is common on almost all continents in their southern subtropical and tropical parts. In our regions, it is an ornamental houseplant, which is also successfully used in cooking, since the plant contains oxalic acid.

Oxalis leaves are sour in taste, hence the name. True, sour has many other names. For example, it is also called hare cabbage, sour clover, lucky clover, lucky clover because of the similarity in the shape of the leaves with clover. Also, because of the similarity of the leaves, sour is sometimes called the iron cross or butterfly flower. Oxalis resembles a butterfly also because the leaves of the plant open towards the sun in the morning, and in the evening, when the sun sets, it folds them. The leaves on the bush when open look like a swarm of butterflies. Leaves close even in cloudy weather.

In addition to oxalic acid, oxalis contains carotenes and B vitamins.

In the old days, oxalis was used as a medicine for treating wounds, healing ulcers, and relieving inflammation. Oxygen was considered an antidote in case of poisoning, for example, arsenic and mercury. It was used against worms, as well as a diuretic and choleretic agent.

Oxalis is a popular plant for the home, because it is very elegant and beautiful, easy to grow, and blooms for a long time. In addition, in some countries it is believed that it gives happiness and good luck to the inhabitants of the house. According to signs, for this, the owners must exchange a plant. It can also be received as a gift.

For some people, three-component sour leaves are associated with the Holy Trinity, and in Ireland, where clover is considered the national flower and emblem of the country, sour is also a particularly reverent attitude.

Description

Oxalis is perennial and annual. Each stem grows from rhizomes, bulbs or tubers. On the cuttings are trifoliate leaves of dark purple, purple, sometimes green. In shape, the leaves, as we have already mentioned, resemble either a butterfly or an iron cross. Flowers rising above the cuttings bloom for a long time. In color, they are either white, or pink, or purple or yellow.

For the home, triangular room sorrel (Oxalis triangularis) is most suitable. She has purple leaves, white or pink flowers.

Care

If home care is correct, the plant will delight the eye for a long time. For proper care we follow the rules:

1. Lighting. The plant loves light, but not bright, but shaded. Keep an eye on this, as direct sunlight can burn the leaves, and lack of light will cause the leaves to lose color, the leaves will become smaller.
2. Temperature. best temperature for a plant, there will be a temperature in the region of 20-25 ° C in summer and 17-20 ° C in winter. At a cool temperature, the flowering of the plant is prolonged.
3. Humidity and watering. Watering room acid depends on the time of year and the period of active flowering of the plant and the dormant period. The dormant period begins, if it is clear that the flowering is over, the leaves of the plant fall off, which means that it is preparing to rest. The rest period can last a month or two. At the moment when the revival of the flower becomes noticeable, young shoots will appear, you can start transplanting and feeding it. Put it in a warmer place. More abundant watering is recommended in warm seasons, less active in winter. Water for irrigation needs soft, settled. In summer, the plant is regularly sprayed. During the dormant period, it is impossible to spray sour.
4. Top dressing. Top dressing is necessary once every twenty days with complex mineral fertilizers. However, they are used in a lower concentration than the instructions are written, approximately twice. It is obligatory to feed sour from May all summer months.

Transplant and reproduction

You need to repot the plant every year, you can do it at any time.

Daughter onions or tubers are taken in groups and transplanted into another pot. After the transplanted plant is sprinkled with earth, it must be watered and put in a cool place.

It is also possible after a winter holiday, as soon as the first sprout appears, carefully remove the tuber from the soil, rinse it with a solution of potassium permanganate with a low concentration, cut it in half, sprinkling both halves charcoal, plant each half of the tuber in a separate pot. After a week, the soil with the planted halves needs to be fed. If you plant the seeds of a new acid, then they can not be deepened into the ground. The soil is not watered, but sprayed. Soil composition: leafy earth (1 hour), humus earth (1 hour), turf (1 hour), peat (2 hours), sand (1 hour). At the bottom of the pot, be sure to put drainage.

It will take about 40 days until the plant develops and blooms.

Possible problems

Weak cuttings, small leaves mean too dark a place or too much moisture. Loss of color brightness by leaflets - insufficient illumination. Rotting of rhizomes, nodules and onions - oversaturation with moisture.

On sour, worms, aphids, red spider mites, scale insects can settle. In this case, it is necessary to apply insecticides to the plant. Processing with these means is carried out in the open air. At the same time, the soil must be covered, avoiding getting the drug on it. spider mites you can try to wash off with soapy water at the rate of 2 teaspoons liquid soap for 2 glasses of water. Wait a few hours, after which the soap solution is washed off. Soap should also not get on the ground.

Butterfly flower, happiness flower, love flower, clock plant, happiness clover, Madama Butterfly, day and night - as soon as they don’t call a little sour! And she, to know, grows herself in our flowerpots and does not require special attention. Oxalis (oxalis) oxalis It is considered an unpretentious indoor plant dweller, which is actually the case. But there are still nuances in its content. What kind of care does the flower of happiness require? Read about it in this article.

In this message, I publish my personal observations: what does sour in the apartment need and talk about the intricacies of keeping it at home.

In the mornings, it seems to soar above the flowerpot, revealing its three-winged foliage. And in the evening it resembles closed umbrellas or purple mushrooms.

Oxalis has the ability to open the leaves with the advent of the sun and fold them in the afternoon. Therefore, it is also calledflower day and night or wasting-hours. However, she can fold the leaves under other circumstances, but more on that later.

Exist different types oxalis. But at home, triangular oxalis (Oxalis triangularis) is more often grown. It can be either with green or purple leaves.

Butterfly flower usually refers to decorative foliage plants. But its flowering is a real charm.Wings of this phytomoth carry gentle placers of small petals. Therefore, oxalis can be safely attributed to beautifully flowering ones. He pleased me with these touching "corollas" to late autumn. And now - my personal observations, what do you need sour at home.

The flower of happiness does not like extremes. They write that he needs bright light - the more sun, the more beautiful his wing leaves will be. But it is not so. From too bright lighting the oxalis seems to shrink all over, folds its vulnerable leaves - as if trying to protect them from the scorching rays. Only when I guessed to rearrange the flower day and night in a place with a little shading, he began to straighten. And before that, its leaves were folded even in the morning.

In addition, this miracle moth shrinks from drafts. Cool influxes of air, which occur even in summer, cause serious damage to its phyto-flight. Leaf damage is observed.

Also, the clover of happiness and heat cannot stand it. For this reason, he also often does not open the leaves, while they dry and wrinkle.

In the summer, I placed my sorrel 1 meter from a very bright window. That's when, protected from drafts, heat and bright sun, it began to grow and bloom profusely. Cloudy weather did not affect the opening of the buds.

There are no special recommendations for watering. You need to irrigate oxalis in the same way as many other green friends - as the soil dries. Of course, like everyone indoor plants he needs fertilizer. As a rule, 2 times a month in the spring-summer season. But pay attention:

The flower of love grows strongly, it may be necessary to transplant into a new flowerpot. (Last year I transplanted it 2 times). Therefore, top dressing may not be needed.

Soil for this clock plant is suitable for "normal" universal. However, care must be taken when transplanting. Lucky clover leaves are very delicate and easily damaged by too rough touches.

Leaves do not root in water; I tried to soften the sour - nothing happened. But oxalis perfectly "produces offspring" by dividing the nodules.

This butterfly does not fly in a flowerpot all year round. In winter, this plant may go dormant. With a lack of lighting, Madame Butterfly can shed its leaves - partially or completely. At this time, it is recommended to slightly reduce watering (although I watered as usual). By spring, the ground part will reappear.

So, my oxalis did shed its leaves sometime in January. And now, day after day, I observe the appearance of more and more new wings in her. It is very interesting to watch how, one after another, all the little purple "umbrellas" grow almost out of the ground. They are quickly pulled up. And after a couple of days they turn into large leaves. And behind them, a new "young growth" is growing.

The flower of happiness does not apply to ampelous plants. Nevertheless, it looks very impressive in the interior, if you hang it in a basket.

I don't know why oxalis is called the flower of happiness (clover of happiness) or the flower of love. But she gives me a lot of positive emotions - it's true.

it beautiful plant belongs to the sour family.

Addition from 2018. I made a video where I talk about caring for a butterfly flower:

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