I have had the same experience as Mary Sue with some O. compressa which came from BX . It is shy to flower and very similar to O. pes caprae, but for me it is shorter and more likely to have maroon spots on the leaves. I had kept it in pots, and it is a prolific increaser. I have some in the ground as well ( the oxalis escape ship sailed a long time ago) and there it spreads slower that O. pes caprae and is possible to distinguish the two. During the oxalis wars I have found that it can send a shoot a long ways in search of sunlight when trapped under weed cloth, cardboard etc. So 2 feet is not surprising. The stem is really the root system for these plants, the new bulblets form along it. Happy gardening, Chad Schroter -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 8:27 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] What's going on here (Oxalis) Dear Friends, I truly appreciate all the responses. Just a bit more back ground info: This is a self sown plant, but I do recall getting an O. compressa ( lost the terminal ‘a’ along the way somewhere), but after the responses, I can find no hint of compressed ‘anything’ leading me to believe it is O. pes-caprae which also gives more sense to its weedy proclivities. This is NOT a small plant. Th entire length of plant from bulb to tip of flower scapes is around 32 inches- over 2 and 1/2 feet long. Individual flowers are over 1 in across. Although I seem to have pulled plenty of these out of the gravel floor of my greenhouse, I just donj’t recall this odd stolon. I gather that it is far from uncommon and others have seen this. I do not grow many Oxalis purposely and pull almost all seedlings eventually. Perhaps this has shared the odd structures with other Oxalis novices like me. Thanks for the input and expertise. Jim W. On Mar 29, 2017, at 3:04 AM, Peter Taggart <petersirises@gmail.com> wrote: looks like a 'keiki' on a 'stolon', all ordinary behaviour for many Oxalis.... Peter (UK) http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > Here's a plant of Oxalis compress with large double flowers, but what > is going on here.? The flowers are part of a good size clump of > leaves, but then there is a near leafless stem going down almost a > foot to end in a tiny corm barely under the soil. > Dr. James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949 Western Digital Corporation (and its subsidiaries) E-mail Confidentiality Notice & Disclaimer: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential or legally privileged information of WDC and/or its affiliates, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail in its entirety from your system. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/