OXALIS DEBILIS, AN INDOOR ORNAMENTAL PLANT NEW NATURALIZED IN ROMANIA

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to report the success of the naturalization of Oxalis debilis Kunth, an exotic plant from Botanic Garden “D. Brandza” greenhouses collection.The species has been cultivated as a potted plant for over 30 years and in the last 15 years it has spread in greenhouses becoming a weed. Since 2013, individuals of the species have been observed outside of the greenhouses. Currently, several hundred individuals survive in the Historical Garden, where they bloom year after year. The plant does not produce seeds.