blooming now - weedy Oxalis, Hymenocalis(?) and Hippeastrum x'Papilio'

Kiyel Boland kyle.b1@xtra.co.nz
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:22:56 PST
Hi All,
Im pretty sure its Oxalis eckloniana sonderi. I think that its now In the O. purpurea group.
Cheers Kiyel.

Kiyel Boland
In Sunny Napier. New Zealand.
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On 13/01/2011, at 2:44 PM, AW wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> The oxalis looks like O. purpurea. I don't regard it as weedy here in San
> Diego. At least, it's nowhere near as bad as some of the other ones we've
> discussed in past month or so. In fact, I encourage it. The rodents do not
> seem to dig it up, something I cannot say is true for many other oxalis
> species. It forms small clumps and looks very pretty among trees.
> 
> Considering the rains and cool temperatures we've had, the Hymenocallis
> looks excellent.
> 
> I find 'Papilio' strange when it comes to its blooming time. Some years it
> blooms in September, even though it's meant to bloom in March or so. This
> year mine are starting to make a move but they're probably a month away.
> They are in part shade at this time of year, which does slow them down a
> bit.
> 
> Andrew
> San Diego 
> 
> 
> Besides the very weedy O.pes-caprae, I have this pretty and somewhat less
> weedy Oxalis species blooming now, with pink flowers and redish stems:
>  
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350165245/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350164769/
>  
> What I believe to be Hymenocalis is also blooming now, albeit quite beaten
> down by recent heavy rains:
>  
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350164377/
>  
> and finally a Hippeastrum x'Papilio' ... seemingly blooming 2 months early. 
> One scape has collapsed:
>  
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350777042/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350777378/
>  
> Ken
> San Diego,  CA
> USDA zone 10
>  
> 
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