Oxalis tetraphylla 'Iron Cross'
Good luck plant, Lucky clover, Good luck leaf, Iron cross oxalis, Wood sorrel
- Height × spread
- 0.15m × 0.2m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This is a curious relative of wood sorrel with large, eye-catching, leaves that make up a four-leafed lucky clover (but this is not a clover!). The leaves are held flat and sit around in a flat, square, ragged edged blob. Each has a red vein that makes a cross at the centre. The pink flowers are held in rather informal, floppy clusters.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Brown, Green
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.15m
- Spread
- 0.2m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Indoors, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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