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Oxalis compressa 'Double Trouble'

Oxalis compressa Double Trouble
Wood Sorrel, Yellow Wood Sorrel, Procumbent Yellow Sorrel

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The bulbs are in excellent condition, carefully packed. They arrived in Bulgaria undamaged and on time. -> The bulbs are in excellent condition, carefully packed. They arrived in Bulgaria undamaged and on time.

Iveta, 22/10/2024

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This Oxalis offers peach-pink buds that open into double flowers of brilliant golden yellow, on a clump of bright green leaves that resemble clover. It will bloom in autumn and winter in a very mild climate, or all summer elsewhere. It is a small bulbous plant, not very hardy, to be grown in a pot to protect it from our rainy and cold winters.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
15 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -1°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time August to September
Recommended planting time July to October
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Description

Oxalis compressa 'Double Trouble' is a delightful little frost-tender bulbous plant that is mainly grown in pots, where it flowers for many weeks in spring and summer. This variety is distinguished by its very double, golden yellow flowers that emerge from peachy pink buds. Its foliage forms a lovely tuft of fresh green, composed of soft clover-like leaves.  

 

Oxalis compressa 'Double Trouble', or Oxalis, is a plant from the Oxalidaceae family. The genus Oxalis comprises around 500 species, most of which are perennial bulbous plants native to South Africa and South America. In the wild, in the northwest to southwest of the Cape, the wild ancestor of this 'Double Trouble' variety grows in pockets of soil between rocks. It slowly colonizes its environment by bulb propagation, without being invasive like other Oxalis. The foliage, 10cm (4in) tall, is decorative. It consists of trilobed leaves, with a fresh green colour and a fine velvety texture, arranged in a palmate shape. When sunlight decreases, the leaves fold in on themselves. Flowering normally occurs from October to March in nature, with a peak from December to February. In our climate, it occurs between April and August. The floral buds, pinkish orange in colour, are arranged in umbel-like clusters. They open into double flowers composed of numerous golden yellow petals, sometimes touched with peachy pink. Like the foliage, these corollas open in the sunlight and close in shade and at night. The plant is deciduous in summer. 

 

Oxalis 'Double Trouble' can only be grown in the ground in our mildest regions, unaffected by frost. However, growing it in pots with a moist substrate throughout the flowering period poses no problem. Its flowering brings joy and cheerfulness to the house or terrace. To accompany it, one can choose, for example, pansies, violets, other Oxalis, petunias, and other Calibrachoas.

 

Plant habit

Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time April to August
Inflorescence Corymb
Flower size 3 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Oxalis

Species

compressa

Cultivar

Double Trouble

Family

Oxalidaceae

Other common names

Wood Sorrel, Yellow Wood Sorrel, Procumbent Yellow Sorrel

Origin

South Africa

Product reference1615101

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Planting and care

Plant your 'Double Trouble' Oxalis bulbs as soon as you receive them, at a depth of 8cm (3in), spaced 7/8cm (3in) apart, in well-draining soil, kept moist throughout the growing season. In pots, they are extraordinary and produce more flowers each year. Suitable for indoor use and on your terraces and balconies. Can be grown in the garden in regions without winter frost. Don't hesitate to separate the bulblets from time to time to multiply your pots.

Planting period

Best planting time August to September
Recommended planting time July to October
Planting depth 8 cm

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -1°C (USDA zone 10a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-drained, light.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored
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