WHAT IS UNIQUE OXIDE AND HOW TO GROW IT IN HOME CONDITIONS.

Oxalis – Photo

Oxalis – cute and cheerful plant from the Kislichny family. From Latin the name "oxalis" is translated as "sour", which indicates a pleasant sour taste, inherent in stems and leaves due to their vitamin C content, routine, carotene, calcium and organic acids (in t. h. apple, oxalic and amber).

In different parts of the world, oxalis varieties are also called "lucky clover", "Cuckoo clover", "Hare cabbage", "Hare sour", "Flower of butterflies", "Iron cross", "Madame Butterfly", "day and night", "Borshchovka"… In Christian Europe in the leaves of oxalis (like clovers) see the symbol of the Holy Trinity. Here they believe in the good properties of acid, her ability to bring peace and love to the house.

VARIETIES OF OXLE

Known about 800 I saw oxalisov, native to South Africa, South and Central America, in Central Europe, in the Caucasus, Far East, in Eastern and Western Siberia. The most famous species – oxalis ordinary, t. n. "Hare cabbage" or "cuckoo clover". It is used for food and medicinal purposes.. Some types of oxalis have been grown as garden and indoor plants since the 16th century..

In indoor floriculture, the most popular South American variety by the way oxalis triangularis with triangular three-component purple leaves on long and thin petioles in height 20-25 cm. The plant blooms all summer, and its delicate bell flowers contrast beautifully with the bright foliage.

In autumn and winter, the plant should rest.: reduce watering, feeding and reduce the temperature of the content.

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ACID – IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

Acidic have a captivating characteristic: at dusk (also in bright sun, before rain or mechanical irritation) their flowers close up, and the leaves are closing, turning into a kind of quivering butterfly with folded wings. At dawn or when traumatic factors disappear, flowers and leaves open up again. This is why the plant is called "day and night", "Madame Butterfly" and "butterfly flower".

REPRODUCTION OF OXALIS

Propagated by oxalis tsemen, cuttings or bulbs. You can transplant it from spring to autumn.: young plants – as you grow, adults – times in 2-3 of the year. Instead of a cramped pot, they pick up on 3-4 see more: better ceramic shallow pot with holes for water drainage and drainage layer. Use neutral soil for planting. (in equal parts turf, leaf land, humus, peat and sand) or purchased soil for indoor plants.

OXALIS-UHOD

Kislitsa needs moderate watering or spraying as the soil dries. It is recommended to loosen the soil in the pot more often.. When attacked by aphids, scale insects or worms, it is treated with a remedy for pests of indoor plants.

Oxalis shade from direct sunlight. It is sensitive to drafts, as well as heat and overheating. Optimum summer temperature – near 25 °C. The plant feels great in summer, when the pot is placed in a shaded corner of the garden.

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TIME RELAX

In autumn and winter, oxalis rests: watering for her is reduced, stop spraying and feeding, put in a cool place (optimally 12-18 °C, but not lower 10 °C). Drying leaves are cut.

RULES FOR SPRING

Watering is increased in spring, resume feeding with complex mineral fertilizers (several times a month during watering, fertilizer dose in 2 times less than specified in the instructions), as a result of which the oxalis comes to life, begins to actively grow and bloom.

These simple rules will help to grow and preserve a lovely plant., which will become a decoration of the house, a constant source of joy and good mood.

OXIDE IS GOOD FOR HEALTH

At elevated temperatures, SARS, influenza, an herbal medicine from sour acid is used: 2 Art. l. flood 0,37 l hot milk and simmer for half an hour on a steam bath. The resulting potion is drunk by 100 d three times a day half an hour before meals.

It should be remembered, that oxalis and medicines made from it have a number of limitations. They are contraindicated in gouty arthritis., renal and hepatic failure, tendency to seizures, gout, blood clotting disorders, cirrhosis.

OXALIS ACID RECIPES

OYSIDE SALAD

Have to take 400 g acid, 1 cucumber, some green onions and 2 Art. l. sour cream. Cut the pre-washed leaves, mix with sliced ​​cucumber, onions, salt and season with sour cream. Delicious and healthy salad is ready.

OYSIDE SOUP

It takes a little bit of acid, half a liter of meat broth, two potatoes, one carrot and dill. Put potatoes and carrots in the broth, cook until half cooked, then add acidic leaves and dill. And as a final chord, pouring soup into bowls, sour cream is added to it. This soup is good as hot, and cold.

GROWING OXIS – LANDING AND CARE, FLOWER TIPS

ACID – FLOWER FOR LUCK AND HAPPINESS

Would you like to have a plant at home?, bringing happiness and good luck? Get sour (Oxalis). Moreover, in winter, when there are few bright colors, this wonderful flower will give a piece of summer - leaves on thin petioles resemble fluttering butterflies.

OXALIS – PHOTO

There are three varieties of K in my indoor garden. triangular, but I think, that I will complete the collection, as there are novelties with unusual leaf tones.

OXIS LOVES

• Good lighting (scattered, protected from scorching rays). With a lack of leaves stretched.
• Abundant watering as it dries in summer and spraying with boiled water, if the room is hot.
• Top dressing with complex fertilizers for flowering species - about once every two weeks.
• Winter content on a cool window (near +15 city.).
• The plant does not tolerate drafts and excessive watering in the cold season..

REST PERIOD

With the onset of autumn, the oxalis gradually stop growing and can shed their leaves completely or partially.. This is how the dormant period comes., which lasts about 1, 5 months. Gotta watch the flower. When the leaves begin to wither, stop full watering, Moisturize little and rarely (times in 1, 5 weeks). Move the pot to a cool windowsill. However, if the plant stands on a warm, bright window, it can only slow down growth. My sours do not rest even in winter.

OXIS IS GROWING FAST

Propagate the plant by seeds, leaf cuttings, but lighter and more convenient - with a knobby rhizome. I AM, eg, planted varieties Mijke and Ekaterina at the end of September, and a week later the first leaf appeared. And two months later, good flowering bushes have already grown.

I transplant young specimens once a season in the spring, adults - once in 2 of the year. I add sand and soddy soil to the finished universal soil. Be sure to put a good layer of drainage.

Interesting facts about sour

Oxalis leaves fold at sunset, during the heat (when bright rays hit the plant), in cloudy weather, maybe from touch. The flowers also close at night., react to direct sun.

The leaves of the plant contain oxalic acid.. Hence the common names: "sour clover", "rabbit cabbage". And they call him "good morning", "Madame Butterfly", butterfly flower, four-leaf varieties - "clover of happiness".

According to one of the beliefs, in connection with the positive energy of sour, it must be placed next to a sick person, to get well soon. Oksalis also helps single people in arranging family life!

© Author: Ekaterina YATSEMIRSKA, r. Rostov-on-Don. Photo by the author

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