I recall one of Stephen's radio segments where a caller asked how they could be rid of oxalis (the weedy one, clearly) and he told them that they'd need to move house, haha.
I read your article on them years ago and just went WOW when I saw them. Mum has had oxalis versicolour for decades and we never knew it was an oxalis. I keep them in pots because they are precious to me.
Well boys as usual a most interesting segment however I feel very guilty .... I think I’m the lady who a number of years ago rejected your oxalis after you spent ages explaining to me that they were beautiful and useful bulbs and put down the pot I was carrying. Now to be fair when I had my first sip of red Cabernet as a younger version of self I remember thinking how disgusting, now I drink the stuff every night. So your little explanation was not lost on me, it’s just I took time to reflect, and guess what now sits at my front gate and looks so perfect in its geometry, never asking for anything but giving so much... no other than oxalis palmafronds. So like any good teacher you may not realise at the time your impression on a student but there is always one, even if it takes a while to be noticed. Keep up the good work fellas, the most informative UA-cam Channel around on plants
@@tarzouet3142 Unfortunately most bulbous Oxalis go dormant for a considerable period each year so wouldn't make a particularly good lawn substitute. Regards Stephen
Purchased my first Oxalis Triangularis from Stephens Dicksonia Rare Plant nursery last year and I love it. Will go back for more varieties after seeing this segment. Thanks Guys.
Here in Texas, I love the native wild Oxalis that appears every late winter/early spring. The shamrock leaves makes such nice little mounds and are topped with pinkish purple flowers. It pops up wherever it wants to, here on my 3/4 acre and I love it! Some will end up along the edges of my rock paths. When the heat of the summer hits, my Oxalis become dormant again and the foliage will disappear. It does not stop anything else from growing and it is so pretty. I also grow the triangular purple oxalis but it is not near as prolific as the native green leafed ones. I'm with you, when it comes to loving this plant. I didn't realize however, there were so many other varieties. I plan on looking into that, to see what may do well in my area.
How wonderful to see these other varieties of oxalis. I have a love/hate relationship with yellow wood sorrel North America hardiness zone 9 (inland California has a fairly Mediterranean climate). Every spring the wood sorrel takes over, it is beautiful for about 6 weeks but it is an absolute thug. I'd actually love to have oxalis in the garden but a better behaved variety is a must. I had previously thought our wood sorrel was oxalis stricta but upon further investigation of oxalis pes-caprae I've come to the conclusion that it may actually be what I am fighting.
Thank you for this video. Please, tell about planting oxalis versicolor. I am trying to plant it in Kyiv, Ukraine. Bulbs are still alive, they haven't bloomed. They fall asleep during the summer months and leaves appear in October. Perhaps there is not enough light on my window in winter for them to bloom?
@@thehorti-culturalists Ok.... I will smother the person that introduced it to Australia ! lol How is your garden after the shocking weather we have had in Melbourne? I hope no damage at home and all your trees are fine.
Victoria, I am a USAian as well & I just googled the varieties that I was interested in from this episode to find out hardiness zones. For example Oxalis hirta is hardy in zones 9-10.
@@mellfraze8112 thank you! I was not too surprised at the zone, due to what I see they grow…I am of course, envious of growing some of the plants, since I am a zone 7 in Oklahoma.
loved this, I spend a lot of time removing Oxalis pes-caprae from clients gardens and you can get rid of it from hand weeding with a lot of persistence I loosen the soil with a weeding tool like a Nejiri hoe, Hori-Hori or even knife works quite well and lightly pull up making sure not to break as much of the roots as possible you will always miss some but within few visit, you will get in under control, but I love the idea of smothering it how long does it take usually to smother? Have you ever eaten Oxalis tuberosa?
I grow three oxalis, one of which is in the garden and hardly ever flowers (it might be O. flava, if I remember what you said correctly - bright pink flowers). I thought I would pot some up to give it more sun over autumn and winter. I wondered what kind of potting mix would be best. Thank you.
use a general good quality potting mix and incorporate so 6 month slow release fertiliser like osmocote. Pretty well all the winter growers need as much sun as possible during their growing season
I recall one of Stephen's radio segments where a caller asked how they could be rid of oxalis (the weedy one, clearly) and he told them that they'd need to move house, haha.
Thanks for watching!
I read your article on them years ago and just went WOW when I saw them. Mum has had oxalis versicolour for decades and we never knew it was an oxalis. I keep them in pots because they are precious to me.
Thanks for watching!
Well boys as usual a most interesting segment however I feel very guilty .... I think I’m the lady who a number of years ago rejected your oxalis after you spent ages explaining to me that they were beautiful and useful bulbs and put down the pot I was carrying. Now to be fair when I had my first sip of red Cabernet as a younger version of self I remember thinking how disgusting, now I drink the stuff every night. So your little explanation was not lost on me, it’s just I took time to reflect, and guess what now sits at my front gate and looks so perfect in its geometry, never asking for anything but giving so much... no other than oxalis palmafronds. So like any good teacher you may not realise at the time your impression on a student but there is always one, even if it takes a while to be noticed. Keep up the good work fellas, the most informative UA-cam Channel around on plants
I hope you are that very lady xx
Love your story and I too hope that you are that very person.
Hope that doesn't mean your now a member of AA.
Is there an oxalis that you can plant as a grass and which stays low?
@@tarzouet3142 Unfortunately most bulbous Oxalis go dormant for a considerable period each year so wouldn't make a particularly good lawn substitute. Regards Stephen
My fave, together wt Yes'dy,2dy, 2molo..yeah!!!!
Im an oxalis fan .❤ Glad I found your video ,now I know I'm not alone on my obsesion😂 .Im building my oxalis collection.
Welcome aboard! Regards Stephen
Lol, my mum always teases me about my "weed collection" ;)
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Purchased my first Oxalis Triangularis from Stephens Dicksonia Rare Plant nursery last year and I love it. Will go back for more varieties after seeing this segment. Thanks Guys.
Stephen will be happy!
Such a diverse genus. Wow! Thanks guys. 🌸
Thanks for watching!
So Beautyful 😊❤️😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🌺 video.
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this video is wonderful! can't believe ive been missing out on it. I was more of a succulent pep
Thanks for watching - welcome to Oxalis-land!
in israel we have a yellow kind. the kids where i live used topick the flowers ans suck out the juice in the stem. what an interesting topic!
Thanks for watching!
Here in Texas, I love the native wild Oxalis that appears every late winter/early spring. The shamrock leaves makes such nice little mounds and are topped with pinkish purple flowers. It pops up wherever it wants to, here on my 3/4 acre and I love it! Some will end up along the edges of my rock paths. When the heat of the summer hits, my Oxalis become dormant again and the foliage will disappear. It does not stop anything else from growing and it is so pretty. I also grow the triangular purple oxalis but it is not near as prolific as the native green leafed ones. I'm with you, when it comes to loving this plant. I didn't realize however, there were so many other varieties. I plan on looking into that, to see what may do well in my area.
Thanks for watching!
How wonderful to see these other varieties of oxalis. I have a love/hate relationship with yellow wood sorrel North America hardiness zone 9 (inland California has a fairly Mediterranean climate). Every spring the wood sorrel takes over, it is beautiful for about 6 weeks but it is an absolute thug. I'd actually love to have oxalis in the garden but a better behaved variety is a must.
I had previously thought our wood sorrel was oxalis stricta but upon further investigation of oxalis pes-caprae I've come to the conclusion that it may actually be what I am fighting.
Aha! Thanks for watching - your climate sounds very similar to ours.
creeping woodsorrel is my fav plant in general, especially the purple n red ones :DD
Obviously a convert already! Regards Stephen
Love them, got about 5 varieties in our collection.
Thanks for watching!
I found a tiny oxalis in the soil under a different potted plant I bought. I planted it separately, and now I have a potted oxalis for free.
Lucky you!
Mum's had her triangularis a good 20 years! Covered in flowers most of that time.
It is a truly remarkable plant isn't it and I'm glad it has given her such pleasure. Regards Stephen
Thank you for this video. Please, tell about planting oxalis versicolor. I am trying to plant it in Kyiv, Ukraine. Bulbs are still alive, they haven't bloomed. They fall asleep during the summer months and leaves appear in October. Perhaps there is not enough light on my window in winter for them to bloom?
They certainly need good light to flower and they may need repotting as well. The growth pattern seems fine. Regards Stephen
God I can only Hope that yellow crappy Oxalis in my garden will become "an endangered species " !
You cannot Kill it !!!! lol
Smothering is the only answer!
@@thehorti-culturalists Ok.... I will smother the person that introduced it to Australia ! lol
How is your garden after the shocking weather we have had in Melbourne? I hope no damage at home and all your trees are fine.
I am wondering about what zones are good for the different categories of oxalis? I live in zone 7 … also, what zone is your garden?
It’s a bit hard to translate US zones to Australia but I think we might be considered zone 9A regards Stephen
Victoria, I am a USAian as well & I just googled the varieties that I was interested in from this episode to find out hardiness zones. For example Oxalis hirta is hardy in zones 9-10.
@@mellfraze8112 thank you! I was not too surprised at the zone, due to what I see they grow…I am of course, envious of growing some of the plants, since I am a zone 7 in Oklahoma.
loved this, I spend a lot of time removing Oxalis pes-caprae from clients gardens and you can get rid of it from hand weeding with a lot of persistence I loosen the soil with a weeding tool like a Nejiri hoe, Hori-Hori or even knife works quite well and lightly pull up making sure not to break as much of the roots as possible you will always miss some but within few visit, you will get in under control, but I love the idea of smothering it how long does it take usually to smother?
Have you ever eaten Oxalis tuberosa?
It unfortunately takes two to three years to smother Oxalis and yes I have eaten Oxalis tuberosa and they are not bad baked
Normally, Oxalis will close their leaves if they got too much direct sun, so that's why your Oxalis Triangularis is doing that thing
it also closes at night. when filming it was quite cloudy on the day. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturalists yes, my Oxalis also does that at night
@@thehorti-culturalists also, can you post more about Oxalis?
ua-cam.com/video/XKR8GcuUfyg/v-deo.html@@covenant_gears
@@thehorti-culturalists I already watched that about 3 weeks ago haha
I grow three oxalis, one of which is in the garden and hardly ever flowers (it might be O. flava, if I remember what you said correctly - bright pink flowers). I thought I would pot some up to give it more sun over autumn and winter. I wondered what kind of potting mix would be best. Thank you.
use a general good quality potting mix and incorporate so 6 month slow release fertiliser like osmocote. Pretty well all the winter growers need as much sun as possible during their growing season
@@thehorti-culturalists Thank you. Much appreciated.
@@wendywhitham7568 Wendy ...and to add to that ..the flowers will ONLY open in sun.
@@planestrainsdogsncars4336 Noted, thanks. Mine definitely need more sun.
I'm trying really really hard to love Allium triquetrum..im not there yet.
You could eat it! All alliums are edible and perhaps this might help you like it!
Is triangularis a spreader? How about iron cross?
both very mild spreaders and triangularis has slow moving rhizomes and not bulbs. Regards Stephen
I am from India. How do I get them.... Please help
sorry but I have no idea were you could source Oxalis in India. Regards Stephen
Does India have Amazon?