Lucky clover cannot only be grown from seeds. The plants form many small bulbs, which spread them throughout the garden. The bulbs are also very good for growing new plants for pots that you can give away for New Year's Eve or New Year's Eve.
Lucky clover can also be propagated via onions
Lucky clover has small bulbs with roots
Lucky clover forms small, brown bulbs that can be between 1.5 and 3.5 centimeters long and up to 3 centimeters wide. After three years, they separate from the mother plant and continue to grow as an independent plant. There are small roots at the ends of the bulbs, which primarily serve to ensure that the lucky clover finds a firm footing in the ground.
Grow new plants from bulbs
To propagate lucky clover from bulbs, simply dig up the plants in autumn and carefully divide the bulbs. Then place them in prepared pots with potting soil.
Even if you transplant a lucky clover plant in a pot, you can separate bulbs for propagation.
Overwinter onions properly
Lucky clover can easily overwinter in a favorable location outside. However, if the place is unprotected so that it gets colder than minus ten degrees for a long time, the onions freeze to death. In order to overwinter them, you must either dig them up in the fall or plant them straight away in a pot or tray.
If you want to overwinter lucky clover bulbs indoors, place the freshly dug bulbs in small pots with garden soil that is not too nutrient-rich. Before doing this, you should remove all parts of the plant that are still green.
Keep lucky clover in a pot in a frost-free place until the end of May. Water little and do not fertilize the plants. Do not plant the lucky clover outdoors until the end of May, when the ice saints are over. Find a good location where the lucky clover will get several hours of sun per day.
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The lucky clover (Oxalis) is not related to the sweet clover (Trifolium) that grows in gardens and meadows. In contrast to the sweet clover, the lucky clover, which belongs to the sorrel species, always has four leaves. It is therefore often given as a lucky charm for the New Year.