Comments on: The first bulbous Oxalis of the season https://gardern.co.za/2006/10/first-bulbous-oxalis-of-season/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 23:35:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: leadpb https://gardern.co.za/2006/10/first-bulbous-oxalis-of-season/#comment-5130 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:11:00 +0000 #comment-5130 Thank you Matt for showing some beautiful Oxalis. As you note there are many, many different species and some of the best remain very uncommon in the US. I think once people realize how extraordinary some of them are in foliage alone (mottling, pulvinus features, blood red undersides, etc.), combined with fall-winter flowering, they will begin to get more attention.

One of my favorites is O. massoniana, like a tiny O. hirta but smothered in satiny orange flowers with yellow throats. Some of the more tropical, non-geophytic Oxalis are well worth growing and these might make good houseplants (see Logee’s catalogue for a silver-dusted beauty; also O. rusciformis). Various shrubby/succulent species are also noteworthy.

Just wanted to add two plants to the ‘teal green flowers’ list: jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) and Ecbollium viride. Very weird color(s).

Looking forward to your future postings.

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