oxalis hardiness

[David Nicholson]

Ixia are often available, particularly in the B&Q type stores, in spring for summer bedding. In my experience they normally revert to winter growers the following season if you leave them in situ.

[Darren]

Thanks David - that is what I suspected might happen. For potted plants if they could be kept dry at 20C in winter then watered in spring it might work though? Or garden bulbs dug up in september and kept similarly?

[gote]

Thank you both for th einput.
Many years ago I used to buy cheap Dutch irises which I could not get going a second year. I was told that I should keep them at nearly 30° in the winter - i never tried.
My question is really has anyone tried this on terrestial mediterrean orchids? They would have to remain in pots of course.
Cheers
Göte