Flowering Oxalis
John Willis (Sun, 22 Nov 2015 20:31:10 PST)
Just to add to Mary Sue’s excellent advice — I found almost all of my Oxalis, a great many of the species that Mary Sue mentions by way of the PBX BX. And I discovered the hard way that if you don’t start watering the Oxalis by early to mid-August here in Maryland, they will start growing anyway, even if you have kept them perfectly dry in the basement during the dormant period. Best to just start watering in a timely manner and then they will all reward you with flowers. Mine are all in the greenhouse where it probably mocks up a Northern California wintertime (Perhaps it’s too cold outside in Washington State). As Mary Sue says the flowering goes on for months. I’ve posted about them many times, most recently with a time-lapse movie showing the flowers opening in the morning. (http://macgardens.org/?p=4785) — jw
On Nov 20, 2015, at 10:30 PM, Mike Rummerfield <mikerumm@gmail.com> wrote:
RE: Oxalis
Mary Sue,
Thank you for your post; full of information. And thank you for the
links. You have quite a collection of Oxalis, which is not surprising,
considering it's you.
Oxalis commutata does bloom for me, somewhat. It has become a bit weedy in
other pots. The foliage rots easily if it becomes wet and warm,
particularly with poor air circulation. To stay compact here it needs very
bright light/full sun.
Best regards,
Mike Rummerfield
Washington State
USA
zone 7
On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote:
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