Posted on 21/09/2022

Through a normal look there is not so much special about this plant. It seems like overgrown Oxalis into a pot of Sansevierias.

But there is a story of perseverance and tolerance hidden in this massive growth of Oxalis. 

I was repotting these snake plants into a wider pot. Through various soil specimens I gathered over time from extensions or divisions I had a heap of soil which I needed to fill up this large 24cm dia pot. 

In that heap there were a couple of old roots of Oxalis which were lying for probably one year. I could not notice while filling up and in a few weeks after making this I saw a stem with purple leaf hiding in these giant snake plants. On first thought I wanted to remove the stems with their roots to another pot. As under the thick cover of snake stems Oxalis had little chance to get the light they needed. But intrigued with how nature behaves on its own I let them live in same pot. 

The result is extraordinary. Oxalis take extra moisture if I over water and almost work as an alarm if I am underwatering. They have achieved more height than ones of same age in pot on their own as they managed to get more sun that was meant for snake plants around them. 

Snake plants on the other hand are happier as they are never water logged with Oxalis absorbing the extra moisture away. 

This pretty medley of inclusion is a great lesson of tolerance and augmenting each others abilities and shows that 2 + 2 can be 5 or beyond. 

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