Jim, I cannot say that F. imperialis is thriving here, merely surviving. F radeana seems a little more at ease with a mediterranean climate. The heat and the drought is ok for them in the summer, but they certainly need more cold in the winter then they get here. Greetings -- Lauw de Jager Bulb'Argence South of France (zone 9, olive trees) emailto: dejager@bulbargence.com Site http://www.bulbargence.com/ Le 28/08/08 15:39, « Jim McKenney » <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> a écrit : > Your response has answered another un-asked question for me, too: if you are > growing Fritillaria imperialis in the zone Olivier of France, then I think I > can rule out summer heat as a limiting factor. > > Of course I know that this plant grows in the wild in some very hot > countries; but it is often described as a mountain plant. And presumably the > mountains are cooler than the low lands: but maybe not! > > I hear reports of success with this plant north and west of me, but never > east or due south of me. The fact that many reports of success originated to > the north suggested that heat might be a limiting factor. But evidently it > is not. > > I think I am making progress in figuring out what this plant needs under our > conditions. > > Thanks, > > Jim McKenney > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >