Wood Sorrel

Creeping Mazus

About Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus

Wood Sorrel

Creeping Mazus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Asia

Southeastern Asia, Nepal

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shaded sites, Woodlands

Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm250.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

White, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water in the early morning hours

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Root rot, Whiteflies

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Depression

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Not Available

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Digestive, Eye Problems, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Cough

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cleanser

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OXALIS acetosella

MAZUS reptans

7.2 Common Name

wood sorrel, common wood sorrel

Creeping Mazus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wood Sorrel

जीव Mazus

7.2.2 In German

Sauerklee

Creeping Mazus

7.2.3 In French

bois Sorrel

Creeping Mazus

7.2.4 In Spanish

alazán de madera

arrastramiento Mazus

7.2.5 In Greek

ξύλο Sorrel

υφέρπουσα Mazus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sorrel de madeira

Creeping Mazus

7.2.7 In Polish

Drewno szczaw

Creeping Mazus

7.2.8 In Latin

Rumex ligno

reptilia Alba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Oxalis

Mazus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mimuleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Mimuloideae

8.10 Number of Species

900NA

1 27800

Properties of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus

Wondering what are the properties of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus? We provide you with everything About Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus. Wood Sorrel doesn't have thorns and Creeping Mazus doesn't have thorns. Also Wood Sorrel does not have fragrant flowers. Wood Sorrel has allergic reactions like Asthma and Depression and Creeping Mazus has allergic reactions like Asthma and Depression. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus

Season and care of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus is important to know. While considering everything about Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wood Sorrel season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Creeping Mazus season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Wood Sorrel is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Creeping Mazus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Wood Sorrel is Neutral and for Creeping Mazus is Neutral.

Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Sorrel height is 5.10 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus are as follows:

Wood Sorrel flower color: White and Light Pink
Wood Sorrel leaf color: Light Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green

Care of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus

Care of Wood Sorrel and Creeping Mazus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Sorrel pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wood Sorrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.