Bulbs from South America 2014

[Mark Griffiths]

lovely Arnold, it looks as if after years of trying to flower them I'll have my first Leucocoryne flowering in the next week or so - I didn't even notice the flower spike until I popped out to the greenhouse after lunch.

[ArnoldT]

Mark:

That describes my experience as well.  It grew very quickly and amongst a forest of leaves I didn't notice it until it was 9 to 10 inches tall.

Color combination is really wonderful.

[Mark Griffiths]

I can't remember which one I have - but I know it's an "alba" so no colour combination for me. I do have a number of seedlings - now I got some suggestions re treatment from this community I'm hoping I can get them to start building up to flower.

[fermi de Sousa]

The only South American oxalis I can grow is Oxalis lobata (some call it O. perdicaria)
cheers
fermi

[Mark Griffiths]

lovely, it's one of my autumn favourites. I have it in pots in the greenhouse but I have an escape in a trough now.

[ArnoldT]

Leucocoryne purpurea forest

[ArnoldT]

A bigger Leucocoryne purpurea forest.

[Mark Griffiths]

My first Leucoryne is out. Came to me as ixiodies alba but I think ixiodies is whate anyway. Has a wonderful scent.

[fermi de Sousa]

lovely, it's one of my autumn favourites. I have it in pots in the greenhouse but I have an escape in a trough now.

Hi Mark,
I'm quite fond of it as well, but I do wish that some of the other South American oxalis were available in Australia
Just starting is another yellow South American bulb - Ipheion (Nothoscordum) hirtellum,
cheers
fermi

[Mark Griffiths]

Nice Ipeion.

O.lobata is mor eor less the only South American Oxalis I grow. I suspect that many of the others prefer cooler conditions but that don't seem to work too well in troughs outside either.

[ashley]

Can anyone suggest how to get Oxalis flava to flower? 
Having enjoyed the foliage for years I'm beginning to hanker for something more

Sorry, wrong thread.  Maggi, can you move me to the right continent please?

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hello,
I'm very pleased to have a few Leucocoryne flowers this year.
These plants are difficult for me to grow. I've always failed in pots. The ones which have raised up have been planted in a container along with Ixia, Ipheion and Freesia ( hybrids ). I don't know whether they'll stand the next winter. The container will stay outside ( on my balcony ) and I'll try to keep it dry this summer.
Can anyone , please give advice on what I'm supposed to do?
Thanks in advance
JP

[ArnoldT]

Jean:

I grow my Leucocoryne in a cool greenhouse (45 F) during the winter.  Summer months it goes to the basement where it stays dry and probably around 68 F.  It's a cool basement.

Around September I give all my South American and South African a drink and wait for growth.

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Jean:

I grow my Leucocoryne in a cool greenhouse (45 F) during the winter.  Summer months it goes to the basement where it stays dry and probably around 68 F.  It's a cool basement.

Around September I give all my South American and South African a drink and wait for growth.

Thanks Arnold,
I'll try to do my best

[Darren]

The lovely little (8cm tall) Tigridia chiapensis today. Looks like several others in the pot are about to flower also.