Oxalis versicolor
Candy Cane Sorrel
Mid Winter 2023
52
- 26
Early Winter 2023
36
- 16
Mid Winter 2022
57
- 17
Early Winter 2022
47
- 20
Late Winter 2021
38
- 4
Late Winter 2021
49
- 10
Early Winter 2020
55
- 20
Early Winter 2020
36
- 3
Early Winter 2019
33
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Oxalis versicolor
Mid Winter 2023
52
Early Winter 2023
36

I canโt find any #januaryblooms outside right now, but I do have these little winter oxalis in bud in the polytunnel. They tend to stay like this for most of January, and then open up on warmer days in Feb and March.

Thatโs the first time Iโve seen the candy cane for realโฆ..โค๏ธ๐ค

Even in bud theyโre really pretty ๐ฅฐ

These are so cute, I wish they were a little more frost hardy

Thanks Elaine ๐ Iโm surprised not more people have tried growing it @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

They are Barbara ๐ you lose the candy cane pattern when they open fully @jacaranda

Yes, I dare not grow them outside Leslie - but they do very well under the protection of the polytunnel ๐ @lesliecole49

Not in my budget unfortunately Rich and I've so many trees snd loose so many branches during our storms I'm afraid even a polycarbonate or glass house would get damaged. Maybe one of these days tho... you can never say

I tried years ago but not one showโฆ.seeds were off some international internet siteโฆnever again ๐

@richardspicer 7906 wonderful colour for winter.

They certainly are Katy โบ๏ธ - Iโm guessing this is where they get their name from, as when the buds open the flowers are just white

I think I might have said last year and forgot, but Iโll try and see if Iโve any spare bulbs I can send you once they die back, they seem to be getting a decent size clump now ๐๐๐ผ @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom
Mid Winter 2022
57

Canโt help but think this plant should have been a prop in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory ๐ญ ๐ญโฆ.. morning all ๐๐ผโ๏ธ

Proper candy cane colours!

Oh wow. I've only had three or four flowers on mine and they appear to be finished now โค๐คโค

What fun

Wow! thats amazing

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So pretty. #swirls

Amazingโบ๏ธ

These are so cool

So awesome โฅ๏ธ๐คโฅ๏ธ

Fab ๐ญ

Look at all those flowers ๐ฎ๐๐
Early Winter 2022
47

Popped into the tunnel this morning to take a peek, and things are coming aliveโฆ ๐ #oxalis #oxalis-versicolour #oxalisversicolour #candycanesorrel

Ooh soon be open!

Fantastic. Iโve had a few flowers on mine for the first time and there are more coming. I absolutely adore them ๐ฅฐ

They look really interesting! Iโve never tried these. Are they easy to grow, Rich? ๐ค๐

I tried to grow this from seedโฆ..never seen it again.โน๏ธ must try harder

They look really good Rich๐ค

They look really healthy - yours are beautiful Jane @pelly

Thanks Elise ๐ฅฐ @Auricula

Beautiful! Lovely to see you step into your tunnel!

Fingers crossed Joan! ๐ค๐ผ๐ - so many more buds this year than last year @joanboston

Oh thatโs great news Jane, I remember you saying you had got some. They are lovely little things @pelly

They are a fab little alpine plant Barbara. A lot of people have failed at them but I think if you treat them like an alpine and keep them away from summer wet then you are probably going to succeed- mine are planted in the bulb bed under the tunnel, no water after about May time, then restart watering again in August. Winter grower ๐๐ผ @jacaranda
Late Winter 2021
38

Finally caught it open! #oxalis #oxalisversicolour #oxalis-versicolour #candycanesorrel

Yay ๐ I canโt wait to see mine in flower โค๏ธ๐คโค๏ธ

Fingers crossed Jane - how are yours doing at the moment, any more shoots appearing? @pelly

Four at the moment and I'm not sure if there's another one on the way or if it's a tiny bit of moss ๐ค
Late Winter 2021
49

Believe it or not itโs been two months and these have stayed exactly like this. They have not attempted to open at all yet. One has even fainted at the anticipation ๐คญ #oxalis #oxalisversicolour #oxalis-versicolour #candycanesorrel

#curiouscases

Taking their sweet time aren't they?

I ended up with three out of ten and no sign of flowers yet ๐ค

Fainted ๐

Itโs taken some time Jane, I discovered last weekend that they may have been opening earlier than I thought as they were open on Saturday but then closed shut again by the evening. I didnโt have any flowers in my first year so donโt lose hope with them - hopefully they will be good for you next year - keep it moist while leaves are green, then when they finally die back stop watering and keep it dry till august/September time when you can commence watering again ๐๐ผ @pelly

I think they were playing tricks on me Leslie, seems they open during the day when Iโm not looking! ๐คญ๐คจ caught them at the wkd @lesliecole49

๐ lol, it eventually recovered but not without me leaning it on another leaf to hold it upright @DeborahBanks

I read they close at night

Thatโs great, thanks for the advice Rich. Since my comment another seedling has appeared. It gives me hope that some more might appear. They are certainly keeping me guessing ๐๐
Early Winter 2020
55

And first flowers! One here and two others just forming! ๐ญ #oxalis #oxalisversicolour #oxalis-versicolour #candycanesorrel

Wow, Iโm so not jealous ๐

Wonderful ๐ I must admit that I'm very tempted by these.

Love the look of these โค

Very prettyโค๐ @richard.spicer.7906

Looks great๐

Cute โบ๏ธ

Please please let us see it when itโs open I failed with this a few years ago....

Will do Elaine! Sounds like a few GT folk have tried to grow this but not been successful - Iโm treating as an alpine but keeping it under cover to protect it from frosts @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Thanks Julie ๐ค @juliesgarden

Cheers Kyle! ๐๐ผ @cowdenkyle

Aw thanks Laura! I like the unusual and challenging ones ๐ hoping you can find some somewhere, if you do just keep it protected over winter. It starts growing from autumn and flowers over winter, then dormant over summer so no watering then @columbiariver
Early Winter 2020
36

My newly created bulb beds in the polytunnel are really starting to come alive now. This oxalis is a winter grower and is coming back with more growth than last year, and seems to be liking its new home. #oxalis #oxalis-versicolour #oxalisversicolour #candycanesorrel

Iโve got two now, yay ๐

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Early Winter 2019
33

The flowers of this Oxalis are very pretty, as the name suggests like bits of candy cane? ๐ญ just peeking through the grit #oxalis #oxalis-versicolour #oxalisversicolour #candycanesorrel

These are so pretty, too bad they don't bloom at Christmas

Tried and failed with these, must try again, they're so pretty ๐ญ๐ญ

They are such u unusual flowers ๐คฉ

Maybe next year Leslie. They should already be in flower by now but I got the bulb quite late so planted only a month ago. Keeping my fingers crossed weโll see a flower this year although it was only a small bulb @lesliecole49

Oh thatโs a shame Jane - did you have them in a pot? They are growing them in terracotta pots in the alpine house at Wisley at the moment, not one probably for planting in the ground. Might be worth having another go in a pot in the greenhouse perhaps? @pelly

Like little candy pieces Sue ๐ญ @suerichards

Will do Lin - not sure if it will produce a flower this year as itโs only small right now. But will keep my fingers crossed ๐ค๐ผ @linfoster

They were in a planter outside Rich, so Iโll have a go in the greenhouse this time, thanks again for the advice ๐๐
Been in the polytunnel for a couple of hours, removed all the frost protection and covers to give the plants a bit of air, wiped away all the dew on the roof. Was -4C last night, think another hard frost tonight ๐ฅถ was hoping it would get a bit milder this wkd but clearly not! Meanwhile, the day temps in the tunnel are a barmey 20C! These candy cane sorrel flowers are finally open ๐
#oxalis #oxalis-versicolour #oxalisversicolour #candycanesorrel
My cold greenhouse was -5.3 last night. Hoping it eases soon ๐ค
wow so pretty
Got down to -6.4 last night I was thinking it would thaw out no such luck! I love these Candy Cane Sorrel๐ฅฐ
Pretty
How pretty are those โค๏ธ๐ค
So lovely! ๐ฅฐ
Theyโre beautiful๐คโค๏ธ
๐ญ ๐ญ wow I love how these flower ๐บ
So very beautiful ๐
Love these ๐๐