Known For Butterfly Flowers, Oxalis Plants Are Beautiful For Home Porch Decoration

Ilustrasi tanaman oxalis ungu (Pexels / Ryutaro Tsukata)

JAKARTA – Oxalis ornamental plants, also known as butterfly flowers can be treated easily. How to breed this beautiful purple plant is also not difficult.

The oxalis flower, reported by Klik Hijau, Wednesday, August 4, is the largest genus of the Oxalidaceae family. The family contains more than 550 species and grows in the tropical climates of South America and South Asia.

In Indonesia, it is known as the butterfly flower, because the leaf structure is like a beautiful butterfly. Also known as wood sorrels and false shamrocks. The most widely cultivated and used as an ornamental plant is the species Oxalis triangularis.

This species has purple leaves. In one stalk there are three to four triangular leaves. The flower color is purplish white and the stem is light green.

Oxalis plants are best suited for hedges or hanging plants that decorate the porch of the house. It will produce a beautiful color composition when combined with ornamental grass or green ornamental plants.

How to care for oxalis need to pay attention to several things, including the following:

Place it in a place exposed to the sun

Like the character of ornamental plants that have native habitats in the tropics, butterfly flowers also like the light of the morning sun until late afternoon. If you are reluctant to flower in April to September, it could be because you need more sunlight.

Don't like to be watered too often

Oxalis plant stems contain a lot of water. Therefore, if watered too often will make the roots and stems rot easily.

It is recommended to water when the planting medium has started to dry. Flush on the planting medium if or if the spray hose may touch the leaves.

Illustration of how to care for oxalis plants (Instagram/@oxalis_plants)

Choose the appropriate planting media

A plant whose leaves like to open and close, oxalis, likes slightly acidic soil. The planting medium can be a mixture of fertile soil and burnt husks. Once a month you can add compost and the rest of the coffee grounds to maintain the acidity level that this beautiful plant likes.

Interested in caring for what color oxalis plants? There are several color variations of the Oxalis triangularis species, ranging from purple, green, purple pseudo-green in the middle, and purple-patterned green. In the marketplace, the price of this beautiful plant is around IDR 25.000 to IDR 50.000.