[Daisy]

My daughter sent me a box of assorted bulbs a few weeks ago.
Amongst them, were what to me, looks like Oxalis tetraphylla Iron Cross.
It is already up and has started to flower.
I am very hesitant to plant any oxalis in the garden.
Are these likely to become a nuisance?
Daisy


021 by Daisyincrete, on Flickr


023 by Daisyincrete, on Flickr

[Miriam]

I grow it in my garden for several years now.
It does not spread and stays compact so you don't have to worry about planting it in the ground.

[Daisy]

Thanks Miriam. If I can find some space I will fit them in somewhere.
Daisy

[Trevor Australis]

I grow it too, but in a pot; not because I fear it getting away but because I fear losing it. It can be damaged by frost. In frost free places it goes dormant but comes back strongly with warm Spring days.
tn

[Fermi]

Three from South Africa and one from South America:
Oxalis flava (mauve form)
Oxalis polyphylla var heptaphylla x 3
Oxalis hirta (salmon form)
Oxalis lobata (syn O. perdicaria)
cheers
fermi

[Alisdair]

Your salmon Oxalis hirta is terrific! 

[Fermi]

Thanks, Alisdair,
I can take no credit for it - it came from a friend who was a great collector of bulbs and alpines and I especially treasure it as a memory of her.
This yellow Oxalis meisneri also came from her, but under the name O.kaajvoensis (perhaps it should have been Oxalis kaajagdensis?).
Oxalis palmifrons is usually grown for it's wonderful foliage but it does also flower for us before the leaves emerge,
cheers
fermi

[Fermi]

More blooms on the last few Oxalis
Oxalis palmifrons
Oxalis meisneri
Oxalis hirta "Salmon Form"
Oxalis polyphylla  var heptaphylla
cheers
fermi

[Alisdair]

Terrific collection you have, Fermi!

[Fermi]

In the first pic there is an Oxalis polyphylla v. heptaphylla between 2 pots of a hybrid found by Stephen Ryan and named 'Craig Lidgerwood' after his partner.
In the next pics are 2 seedlings of this hybrid which appeared in neighbouring pots! If they are significantly different I'll have to name them after their dogs
cheers
fermi

[Fermi]

This yellow form of Oxalis flava came from a friend who runs a nursery called "Longinomus"; he liked it because the foliage emerges like a Lego palm-tree!
cheers
fermi

[Fermi]

This is the mauve/pink form of Oxalis flava which we've grown for many years,
cheers
fermi

[Fermi]

Oxalis massoniana can be quite compact when grown in full sun but gets lanky in the shade
cheers
fermi

[Charithea]

I love the colour.

[Hilary]

Just what i was going to say