- Care for red lucky clover in a pot for several years
- Repot immediately after purchase
- Red lucky clover is only conditionally hardy
Lucky clover is not only available with green or green-purple leaves. Another variety of the triangular lucky clover (Oxalis triangularis) enchants the gardener with red leaves. The care of the red lucky clover, which by the way is not related to the sweet clover that grows wild here, is the same as the care of the other types of lucky clover
The triangular lucky clover inspires with its deep red leaves
Care for red lucky clover in a pot for several years
The joy about red lucky clover often does not last long, so that the plant is disposed of after a short time. Lucky clover with red leaves can easily be kept for several years.
With a bit of luck, you can even get it to bloom and then enjoy pretty white or white-pink flowers.
In order for the red lucky clover to thrive for several years, it only needs a little care:
- water regularly
- Avoid waterlogging
- fertilize in summer
- repot occasionally
Repot immediately after purchase
If you want to take care of your red lucky clover for several years, you should first repot it. The purchased plants were often placed in inferior substrate and the pots are often too small.
Completely replace the substrate. If you want, you can also separate the bulbs and multiply your lucky clover.
Later, the red lucky clover only has to be repotted if the old planter has become too small. Take a pot that is only slightly larger than the old one. Repotting may also be necessary when the substrate is completely depleted.
Red lucky clover is only conditionally hardy
Red lucky clover originally comes from Mexico and is only conditionally hardy. You are welcome to put the plant outside in the summer, but you have to bring it back inside in the fall.
You can even plant red lucky clover in the bed. Then you have to dig up the bulbs in autumn, remove the green leaves and place the nodules in small pots with plant substrate.
Place the pots in a light, frost-free place until next spring. Do not fertilize and water so that the soil is just slightly damp.
tips
Red lucky clover is just as robust as other types of lucky clover. Pests are rare, diseases are also rare. Poor care can lead to rot or pest infestation.