Can some one compile a list of which Oxalis are invasive weeds and which ones make good well behaved plants? Rimmer In SE Michigan On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:26 AM, steven hart <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com> wrote: > Great analogy Mike !!! > Some Oxalis can be darn hard to keep growing, ive always wanted a little > New Zealand Yam patch but I really struggle to keep them for more than a > season, perhaps its too hot for them here in Queensland.. But I would love > to bring those sweet little tubers to the table Yum Yum !!! > Steven > > On 7 February 2013 18:12, Michael Mace <michaelcmace@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Jim wrote: >> >>> I just would never recommend them to a mid western garden greenhouse >> >> Fair enough, but since there are many people on the list who don't >> necessarily have much experience with Oxalis, I'd like to add my two cents: >> I think the genus is far too diverse to make a blanket statement about its >> invasiveness. There are probably hundreds of Oxalis species. Some are >> notorious weeds. Some are so picky that they're almost impossible to grow >> in captivity. Most are somewhere in between. >> >> I live in a climate where Oxalis ought to be invasive, but most of the ones >> I grow won't persist in the ground and don't set seed. You just need to >> know which species you're dealing with. >> >> There are some species of Gladiolus that produce hundreds of rice grain >> offsets plus windblown seeds, and are therefore very likely to spread >> around >> in pots. But I wouldn't avoid the whole genus for that reason. >> >> Hope that doesn't sound like abuse, Jim. It's not meant that way. >> >> Mike >> San Jose, CA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > -- > Steven : ) > Esk Queensland Australia > Summer Zone 5 Winter Zone 10 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/