[pbs] Pink Oxalis

D Anderson perdy at mts.net
Sat Sep 29 18:15:59 EDT 2007


Thanks, Jim.  I kind of figured someone was going to say that they shriveled 
up...lol!  I just have never seen oxalis bulbs like that.

:) Donna

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney at jimmckenney.com>
To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Pink Oxalis


> Yes, Donna, that's what one would ordinarily see.
>
> It's not the bulb; the bulb itself is the round mass on top of the fat,
> stubby root.
>
> In my experience ( I grow this one as a summer plant and store the bulbs 
> dry
> during the winter) those fat radish like roots shrivel shortly after the
> bulbs are dug - shortly in this case means within a week or two. After 
> these
> roots shrivel, the bulbs can be safely stored dry for the winter.
>
> Did you know that those fat, juicy roots are a vegetable in Mexico?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org]
> On Behalf Of D Anderson
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:39 PM
> To: Pacific Bulb Society
> Subject: [pbs] Pink Oxalis
>
> Hi, is this normally what you would see?  I couldn't believe the size of 
> the
> bulb.  What would happen if I raise the bulb out of the ground?  Could it
> work as a fat plant?
>
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2408894840057289329jJrGUO
>
> Thanks,
> Donna in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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