Dear All,
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From Mary Sue Ittner:
They are all winter growing and some of them in small quantities. I think
there are pictures of all of them on the wiki.
BULBS:
1. Lachenalia reflexa -- yellow
2. Oxalis callosa -- this one has a really pretty flower
3. Oxalis commutata
4. Oxalis flava -- fast multiplier
5. Oxalis hirta -- does better for me with a deeper pot
6. Oxalis incarnata -- can be grown in a hanging basket, multiplies rapidly!
7. Oxalis livida Uli 76
8. Oxalis polyphylla v. heptaphylla MV6396
9. Oxalis purpurea white -- be sure you want a large quantity of this if you
plant it in the group in a Mediterraean climate
10. Oxalis zeekoevleyensis -- late summer, early fall bloomer so plan to
water early
11. Romulea gigantea -- small flower, grown from seed identified as
something else
12. Romulea minutiflora -- small flower, grown from seed identified as
something else
13. Romulea rosea (australis) -- small flower, grown from seed identified as
something else. I tried to key this out and I think it looks like the one
that has escaped in Australia and here in California too
SEED:
14. Fritillaria biflora
15. Moraea polystachya -- one of the longest blooming Moraeas and also one
with very large flowers
16. Pelargonium incrassatum (few) -- this is a wonderful Pelargonium with
bright pink flowers, dormant in summer
17. Phaedranassa sp. -- I have plants that were identified as P. dubia, P.
cinerea, and P. carmioli. They all look alike to me so I have no clue what
I am really growing. They are good for me as greenhouse plants (unheated in
winter, but kept usually just above freezing) and could probably be a
houseplant too. They bloom reliably after a period of withholding water for
three months
18. Romulea bulbocodium -- this European Romulea is very pretty and does
very well in containers and raised beds in my Mediterranean heavy winter
rainfall climate. I haven't tried it in the ground.
19. Sparaxis grandiflora violacea
20. Triteleia montana (small amt.) -- although the seed was labeled
something else, I've keyed it several times to this species. It is
interesting as the flowers turn from white to yellow or is it yellow to
white. It seems to be easy to maintain at low elevations.
Thank you, Mary Sue !!
Best wishes,
Dell
--Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX