Dear Liz & All, I've grown Oxalis inaequalis from Telos too and was amazed at how such a tiny plant could produce such a large flower. This species has not been one that has increased for me just going to show how they all aren't weedy. In fact each year I had fewer and I think it's gone now so will be interested in hearing how yours does. A surprising discovery for me this week in a very deep pot of Oxalis hirta (no longer blooming, but leaves are still green) was a Moraea elegans, syn. Homeria elegans, in bloom. Now how in the world did it get in that pot? I've had a very poor history of germinating, growing, blooming this species and doubted I had any left. The orange and yellow one that I thought was so pretty hasn't to my knowledge bloomed again and if it is still with me it is in one of my raised beds. I've never flowered one that looked like this one either. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Moraea elegans (syn. Homeria elegans) is a member of the Homeria group with a habitat on clay slopes in the southwestern Cape, blooming late winter, early spring. It is a very striking species, but one I have found hard to keep going in cultivation. Photos by Mary Sue Ittner of two different color varieties. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… Mary Sue
