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 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- mountlake Terrace, WA USDA Zone 8a