Oxalis photos on the WIKI
David Victor (Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:44:17 PDT)

Dear all,

I would like to than Robin and Diana for their interest in the Oxalis, the
photo of which I recently put onto the WIKI. I'd particularly like to
thank Robin for his reference to Barbara Jeppe's book, as his reference
does fit my plant reasonably well, apart from the 12cms tall (nearly five
inches, whereas mine at most is two).

However, I looked up the plant in Salter and the description is a
reasonable fit, including the purple reverse to the leaves. I also noted
that on the opposite page there is another, related species described which
is named O. ioeides - perhaps the origin of the (incorrect) name that I had
with the plant, O. oreoides. What's more, that plant is also similar in
some ways.

I think that its now time to wait for the flowering season to finish, so
that I can examine the bulbs at my leisure. I'll let you know what I find.

Once again, my thanks.

Best regards,
David Victor