Oxalis griffithii var. griffithii("Miyamakatabami")
Japanese name: ミヤマカタバミ（深山片喰） Scientific name:Oxalis griffithii var. griffithii
[Overview]
A perennial 5–10 cm tall, found in forests in the mountains.
The rhizome is thick and unbranched, and is densely covered with the bases of old leaf stalks.
Soft hairs grow densely on the leaf stalks, flower stalks and undersides of the leaves.
The leaves grow in bundles from the rhizome and consist of 3 leaflets.
The leaflets are obcordate, 2.5–4 cm wide, heart-shaped with a notched tip, and have blunt corners.
The flower stalk rises above the leaves and bears a small bract at about the middle.
A single white 5-petaled flower 3–4 cm across is borne at the tip of the flower stalk.
The petals often have pale purple streaks.
The fruit is an elliptic capsule that scatters its seeds when ripe.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It prefers partial shade and fertile, well-drained, moderately moist soil.
Water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
Fertilizer is not particularly necessary, but a small amount of slow-release fertilizer may be placed on the soil after flowering.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
