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Bring soft, warm colour to your winter garden with Oxalis obtusa ‘Flaming Cloud’ Flowering Bulbs. This beautiful compact Oxalis produces charming cup-shaped flowers in delicate shades of peachy-pink, apricot and soft salmon, highlighted by bright yellow-green centres.
Its naturally compact growth makes it an excellent choice for hanging baskets, pots, balconies, windowsills, terraces and rock gardens. Plant several bulbs together for a fuller, colourful display.
🌸 Flowering Season: Winter – Spring
🪴 Excellent for Hanging Baskets & Containers
Recommended Hanging Baskets
🔗 Hanging Basket Iron with Coco & Jute Liner – 12 Inch – Recommended
Best Sowing Season: Autumn – Winter
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Oxalis obtusa ‘Flaming Cloud’ is a delightful cool-season flowering bulb valued for its unusual warm-toned blooms and naturally compact growth.
The flowers display an attractive blend of soft peach, apricot, salmon and pink tones, often becoming slightly deeper towards the edges of the petals. Each bloom features a bright yellow to yellow-green centre, creating a beautiful contrast against the pastel petals.
The charming cup-shaped flowers open widely in bright sunlight, revealing their fine petal detail and vivid centres.
When several bulbs are planted together, ‘Flaming Cloud’ can produce an attractive cushion of colourful flowers above its neat, low-growing foliage.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Oxalis obtusa |
| Variety | Flaming Cloud |
| Product Type | Flowering Bulbs |
| Flower Colour | Peach-Pink, Apricot & Salmon tones |
| Flower Centre | Yellow to Yellow-Green |
| Flowering Season | Winter – Spring |
| Main Bloom Period | Late Autumn to Early Spring |
| Plant Height | Approx. 5–15 cm |
| Growth Habit | Compact and low-growing |
| Light Requirement | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Requirement | Moderate |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Dormancy | Late Spring / Summer |
| Best For | Hanging baskets, pots, balconies, windowsills, terraces and rock gardens |
‘Flaming Cloud’ combines compact growth with a distinctive pastel flower colour, making it particularly useful where space is limited but a strong seasonal display is desired.
Its peachy-pink and apricot flowers look especially attractive when several bulbs are planted together in a decorative hanging basket.
Oxalis obtusa ‘Flaming Cloud’ is particularly well suited to hanging-basket culture because of its compact foliage, attractive flowers and relatively low-growing habit.
For a fuller floral effect, several bulbs can be planted together in the same basket while maintaining reasonable spacing.
8-inch Hanging Basket
Suitable for a compact display or a smaller number of bulbs.
12-inch Hanging Basket — Recommended
An excellent general-purpose size for producing a full and attractive ‘Flaming Cloud’ display.
14-inch Hanging Basket
Suitable for a larger and fuller planting with more room for growing medium and multiple bulbs.
GREEN GARDENS currently lists all three basket sizes, with the larger 14-inch version designed for fuller seasonal floral arrangements.
For best growth and flowering, place Oxalis ‘Flaming Cloud’ in a position receiving good natural light.
Full sun to partial shade is suitable, with several hours of direct sunlight helping flowers open fully.
In warmer conditions towards the end of the season, some protection from intense afternoon heat may be beneficial.
Use a fertile, lightweight and well-draining growing medium.
A suitable general mixture may include:
Avoid permanently wet or heavily compacted soil. Good drainage is particularly important for bulbs.
GREEN GARDENS Vermicompost can be incorporated into the potting medium to add organic matter and improve soil structure, aeration and moisture management. GREEN GARDENS currently recommends mixing approximately 20–30% vermicompost into potting soil for general container planting.
🔗 Vermicompost 1kg – 100% Organic Fertilizer
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🔗 Vermicompost 5kg – 100% Organic Fertilizer
All three pack sizes are currently listed by GREEN GARDENS.
Plant the bulbs in a loose and well-draining growing medium.
Place the bulbs with the growing point facing upward and cover appropriately with growing medium.
For a fuller display, several bulbs may be planted in the same container or hanging basket while leaving enough room for healthy root and foliage development.
After planting, water gently to settle the growing medium.
Keep the medium lightly moist rather than continuously wet during active growth.
Water moderately during active growth and flowering.
Allow excess water to drain freely from the container.
Avoid keeping the growing medium constantly saturated, as prolonged waterlogging is undesirable for bulbs.
Reduce watering significantly when the plant naturally begins entering dormancy.
Under suitable growing conditions, flowering normally occurs during the cooler months from late autumn through winter and into early spring.
Actual flowering time and flower quantity can vary according to:
Oxalis obtusa naturally enters a dormant period as the weather becomes warmer.
During late spring or summer, the foliage may yellow and gradually disappear. This is part of the plant's normal seasonal growth cycle rather than necessarily indicating that the bulb has died.
During dormancy:
Oxalis obtusa ‘Flaming Cloud’ is ideal for:
Please Note: Flower colour may vary naturally according to bulb genetics, temperature, sunlight, soil conditions and growing environment.
Individual blooms may therefore display slightly different proportions of peach, pink, salmon and apricot tones.
Plant height, flowering time and number of flowers may also vary according to bulb maturity and growing conditions.
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