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In most pots there are many many bulbs of which a small section of the overall plant belongs. All you need to do is divide the "clump" and plant the bulbs up in different containers, the new "clump" will produce more bulbs and gradually fill its new home. Try not to keep the bulbs too close together when you are repositioning them in their new pot s , if you spread them over the container's surface it will create more space and give the appearance of a fuller plant faster. No matter what anyone tells you, you really don't need any fancy compost or soil, just use a potting mix that is similar to what the bulbs were growing in previously.

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Keep the pot reasonably warm and reduce watering until the bulbs have established fully and are producing new shoots. New growth is rapid. Once Purple Shamrock has become established or there is no space for it to grow into, it will slow down. At this stage you can either repot or divide your Oxalis, or leave it alone to keep the compact nature. A large wide container will mean a wide overall plant see the first photo at the very start of the article to see how wide yours could get!

The flowers are generally white with purple and pink hues mixed in. Like the plant itself, the flowers are also dainty and they form in small clusters which last for several weeks sitting a few inches above the leaves. They could bloom at anytime of the year, however it's normal to expect them to appear only in the Summer. Once the blooms start to die down, it's best to carefully snip them off as close to the base as possible. If you don't, they will dry out and become stringy before falling onto the leaves below and making them look messy.

Although Oxalis is toxic it has a very bitter taste to repel anything or anyone who tries to eat it , and this is often enough to deter dogs and cats from eating more than the occasional mouthful. However, when ingested in large quantities it can result in poisoning in cats, dogs and humans. The bulbs are where the highest concentration of the toxic compounds can be found, so in theory they're hidden from view beneath the soil. You'll need to decide if you have a pet or child that doesn't give plants a second glance or one that's always nibbling or playing with them.

If the latter you'll need to grow your Shamrock out of sight or consider growing something more pet friendly in its place. Mars the cat is only curious but Oh My Plant keeps an eye on him just in case. Although tolerant, if your treatment of the Purple Shamrock is anyway close to brutal you will quickly force it into die back mode , known more correctly as dormancy. This results in everything above the soil dying and taking shelter in the bulbs which sit just below the soil.

All is not lost however, because the plant will resurrect itself if the conditions improve. In many cases die back has happened because you have not watered it in months, so if you soak the soil, the plant should kick start back into life pretty quickly. The comments from many readers at the bottom of this article show this method works and that this is one tough cookie of a houseplant. Good Light Levels Some sun will be helpful if possible, but it's not essential. Deep shade and no light locations need to be avoided. Average Watering Water well and then wait until the soil is almost dry before watering again.

Temperature Average to cool room temperatures are preferred. Very warm temperatures will result in distorted growth. Not a problem but rather a natural quirk of the plant. The leaves move in response to light. They "open" wide in high light i. They also move if you touch the leaves, although a lot lot slower than a Venus Fly Trap or Tickle Plant. Again this is normal although not inevitable, so if you want to avoid it, treat your Purple Shamrock right and follow the care instructions we've provided above.

White Spots on your Oxalis plant can be caused by several different things and it will depend on how many spots, how extensive they are etc. Below are some suggestions with tell tale signs to look for. Pests - It could be the waste products or damage from something like an Aphid infestation. The pests themselves should be easily to spot and the marks will only exist near to where the pests actually are Fungus - A type of fungi such as Powdery Mildew can sometimes affect your plant if you keep it outside during the summer or next to an open window.

Although quite simple to treat, this will be dense stuff which spreads to cover large sections of the leaf and can make things look worse then they are. Sun Damage - Can cause white spots on the leaves.

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However unlike a fungus, these spots can typically be quite crusty and basically crumble away when touched, where as Powdery Mildew won't do this. Virus - This is the worst case scenario because there is no cure. This occurs when the electrons from water are excited by the light in the presence of P The energy transfer is similar to the chemiosmotic electron transport occurring in the mitochondria.

Light energy causes the removal of an electron from a molecule of P that is part of Photosystem II. These O -2 ions combine to form the diatomic O 2 that is released. The electron is "boosted" to a higher energy state and attached to a primary electron acceptor, which begins a series of redox reactions, passing the electron through a series of electron carriers, eventually attaching it to a molecule in Photosystem I. Light acts on a molecule of P in Photosystem I, causing an electron to be "boosted" to a still higher potential. The electron is attached to a different primary electron acceptor that is a different molecule from the one associated with Photosystem II.

The electron from Photosystem II replaces the excited electron in the P molecule.

This energy is used in Carbon Fixation. Cyclic Electron Flow occurs in some eukaryotes and primitive photosynthetic bacteria. Noncyclic photophosphorylation top and cyclic photophosphorylation bottom. These processes are better known as the light reactions. The above diagrams present the "old" view of photophosphorylation.

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We now know where the process occurs in the chloroplast, and can link that to chemiosmotic synthesis of ATP. Chemiosmosis as it operates in photophosphorylation within a chloroplast. Halobacteria, which grow in extremely salty water, are facultative aerobes, they can grow when oxygen is absent. Purple pigments, known as retinal a pigment also found in the human eye act similar to chlorophyll.

The complex of retinal and membrane proteins is known as bacteriorhodopsin, which generates electrons which establish a proton gradient that powers an ADP-ATP pump, generating ATP from sunlight without chlorophyll.


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This supports the theory that chemiosmotic processes are universal in their ability to generate ATP. Carbon dioxide enters single-celled and aquatic autotrophs through no specialized structures, diffusing into the cells. The Calvin Cycle occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts where would it occur in a prokaryote? Carbon dioxide is captured by the chemical ribulose biphosphate RuBP. RuBP is a 5-C chemical. Six molecules of carbon dioxide enter the Calvin Cycle, eventually producing one molecule of glucose.

The reactions in this process were worked out by Melvin Calvin shown below.


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    • Melvin Calvin took charge of this work at the end of the war in order to provide raw materials for John Lawrence's researches and for his own study of photosynthesis. Using carbon, available in plenty from Hanford reactors, and the new techniques of ion exchange, paper chromatography, and radioautography, Calvin and his many associates mapped the complete path of carbon in photosynthesis. The accomplishment brought him the Nobel prize in chemistry in The first steps in the Calvin ccycle. Eventually there are 12 molecules of glyceraldehyde phosphate also known as phosphoglyceraldehyde or PGAL , a 3-C , two of which are removed from the cycle to make a glucose.

    Remember the complexity of life, each reaction in this process, as in Kreb's Cycle, is catalyzed by a different reaction-specific enzyme. Some plants have developed a preliminary step to the Calvin Cycle which is also referred to as a C-3 pathway , this preamble step is known as C The resulting sugars are now adjacent to the leaf veins and can readily be transported throughout the plant.

    C-4 photosynthsis involves the separation of carbon fixation and carbohydrate systhesis in space and time. The capture of carbon dioxide by PEP is mediated by the enzyme PEP carboxylase, which has a stronger affinity for carbon dioxide than does RuBP carboxylase When carbon dioxide levels decline below the threshold for RuBP carboxylase, RuBP is catalyzed with oxygen instead of carbon dioxide.

    The product of that reaction forms glycolic acid, a chemical that can be broken down by photorespiration, producing neither NADH nor ATP, in effect dismantling the Calvin Cycle.


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      • C-4 plants, which often grow close together, have had to adjust to decreased levels of carbon dioxide by artificially raising the carbon dioxide concentration in certain cells to prevent photorespiration. C-4 plants evolved in the tropics and are adapted to higher temperatures than are the C-3 plants found at higher latitudes. Common C-4 plants include crabgrass, corn, and sugar cane. Note that OAA and Malic Acid also have functions in other processes, thus the chemicals would have been present in all plants, leading scientists to hypothesize that C-4 mechanisms evolved several times independently in response to a similar environmental condition, a type of evolution known as convergent evolution.

      Leaf anatomy of a C3 top and C4 bottom plant. Plants may be viewed as carbon sinks , removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and oceans by fixing it into organic chemicals. Plants also produce some carbon dioxide by their respiration, but this is quickly used by photosynthesis.

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      Plants also convert energy from light into chemical energy of C-C covalent bonds. Animals are carbon dioxide producers that derive their energy from carbohydrates and other chemicals produced by plants by the process of photosynthesis. The balance between the plant carbon dioxide removal and animal carbon dioxide generation is equalized also by the formation of carbonates in the oceans. This removes excess carbon dioxide from the air and water both of which are in equilibrium with regard to carbon dioxide.

      Fossil fuels, such as petroleum and coal, as well as more recent fuels such as peat and wood generate carbon dioxide when burned. Fossil fuels are formed ultimately by organic processes, and represent also a tremendous carbon sink. Human activity has greatly increased the concentration of carbon dioxide in air.