Dracunculus vulgaris in Seattle Area

Rob Blomquist rob.blomquist@gmail.com
Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:53:30 PDT
  My suspicion is that they are protected in that area. I know of one 
Nursery in the area that lets them grow under Rhododendrons and they 
survive the winter.  She may also be in a sandy area, as this is glacial 
terrain and we can have impervious till soils all the way to pure sand 
and gravel. Me, I am in a mixed zone with more sand than junk, but 
enough to be soggy in the winter, where sands may just pass the water by.

On 10/10/2010 11:44 AM, Brian Whyer wrote:
> There is a good clump of this in the gardens facing False Creek in Vancouver BC, by Granville Island. It has been there to my knowledge for 3 years, and probably much longer. Does this climate differ much from yours?
> Here in the UK I often lose them in pots if they stay moist, but they are usually OK in the garden in very well drained soil.
>   
> Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8
>
> --- On Sun, 10/10/10, Rob Blomquist<rob.blomquist@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>
> From: Rob Blomquist<rob.blomquist@gmail.com>
> Subject: [pbs] Dracunculus vulgaris in Seattle Area
> To: "Pacific Bulb Society"<pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Sunday, 10 October, 2010, 17:50
>
>
> Due to our rainfall,  I have rotted out the tuber of this plant more times than I care to count and had seedlings die off. I put a tuber in a 2 gallon pot about a month ago, and set it next to plants in the garage which are waiting for spring.
>
> Should I water this tuber or just let it sit in the pot waiting for spring watering? Or will it tell me what to do?
>
> Rob
>
> -- Mountlake Terrace, WA USDA Zone 8a
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