Flowering Oxalis

John Willis macjohn@mac.com
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 20:31:10 PST
Just to add to Mary Sue’s excellent advice — I found almost all of my Oxalis, a great many of the species that Mary Sue mentions by way of the PBX BX.  And I discovered the hard way that if you don’t start watering the Oxalis by early to mid-August here in Maryland, they will start growing anyway, even if you have kept them perfectly dry in the basement during the dormant period.  Best to just start watering in a timely manner and then they will all reward you with flowers.  Mine are all in the greenhouse where it probably mocks up a Northern California wintertime (Perhaps it’s too cold outside in Washington State).  As Mary Sue says the flowering goes on for months.  I’ve posted about them many times, most recently with a time-lapse movie showing the flowers opening in the morning.  (http://macgardens.org/?p=4785)  — jw

> On Nov 20, 2015, at 10:30 PM, Mike Rummerfield <mikerumm@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> RE: Oxalis
> 
> Mary Sue,
> Thank you for your post; full of information.  And thank you for the
> links.  You have quite a collection of Oxalis, which is not surprising,
> considering it's you.
> 
> Oxalis commutata does bloom for me, somewhat.  It has become a bit weedy in
> other pots.  The foliage rots easily if it becomes wet and warm,
> particularly with poor air circulation.  To stay compact here it needs very
> bright light/full sun.
> 
> Best regards,
> Mike Rummerfield
> Washington State
> USA
> zone 7
> 
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote:
> 
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