Diana asked " Does anyone have experience growing South African oxalis in the southern states?" I think I've mentioned this at least twice on this forum, and I'll mention it again to lengthen the current thread. I grow three here: O. 'Garnet', O. 'Ken Aslet' and O. depressa (inops). Oxalis depressa so far has been treated as a pot plant, outside during the summer and inside during the winter. It's blooming now. Last week, I looked out to the garden to see another member of the household with the pot cradled in her lap as she busily plucked out the plants. In the middle of the pot was a volunteer seedling Perilla. My helper thought the Perilla was "the plant" and the Oxalis were "the weeds". It's hard to get good help these days. Oxalis 'Garnet' and O. 'Ken Aslet' were released into the soil of the bed of the protected cold frame a year or two ago. They are thriving, but probably would do better with more water. 'Ken Aslet' has burrowed under the sides of the cold frame and appeared out in the open on the other side. It will be interesting to see how far it goes in our climate. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/