Pink vinegar (Oxalis articulata)

View of the Oxalis articulata plant

Image - Wikimedia / Geoges Seguin

It is normal that we see clovers with bad eyes: they are herbs whose seeds have a high germination rate and also grow very fast, so much so that if we are not careful in just a few months we will have a beautiful garden of them. But is that the species Oxalis articulata it is very special.

As you can see in the image, its flowers have a -very- high ornamental value. And do you know the best? They produce them for a good part of the year. So, Why not give it a try? 😉

Origin and characteristics

View of Oxalis articulata in habitat

Image - Wikimedia / Colsu

It is a perennial rhizomatous herb native to South America that reaches a height of up to 50 centimeters. Its scientific name is Oxalis articulata, although it is known as pink vinagrillo, clover, cuco bread, macachín or vinagrillo de la sierra. Its leaves are composed of 3 somewhat velvety heart-shaped lobes, green in color.

The flowers are composed of five petals about 1,5cm long, pink. Blooms from spring to fall.

What are their cares?

Oxalis articulata flowers

Image - Flickr / Salomé Bielsa

Would you like to have a copy? Discover how to keep it healthy:

  • Location: place it outside, in a bright area. Ideally, it should be in full sun, but a little shade does not hurt either.
  • Earth:
    • Garden: grows in all types of soils. Anyway, I do not recommend planting it in it because of what I said at the beginning, unless you want to have a small area of ​​pink vinegar only.
    • Pot: universal growing substrate, or mulch.
  • Irrigation: about 3 or 4 times a week in summer, somewhat less the rest of the year.
  • Subscriber: it is not very necessary, but you can pay it once a month or every two months with a little guano or manure.
  • Multiplication: by seeds in spring. Sowing in a pot or seed tray with universal substrate.
  • Rusticity: resists cold and frost down to -4ºC.

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