Jane, I haven't grown C. canariensis although one can grow it outside here in the Bay Area. Annie's Annuals calls it "frost-sensitive," and rates it to zone 9b, so I would be very cautious in Portland. But I'd say it's worth an experiment in a sheltered spot -- you can always get another one from Annie's. Best, Max Withers killer of cloud-forest plants On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > I posted a query about Canarina canariensis in the midst of a complex > post a while back and got no feedback, so would like to ask again. > This is a tuberous member of the Campanulaceae from just where you'd > expect. It has very large strongly veined orange flowers and is a > climber. I saw a magnificent specimen in Terry Laskiewicz's > frost-free greenhouse in a large pot, so I got mine out of the > smaller pot in which it had been confined and planted it in a raised > bed in my bulb house, which is not frost-free. It has responded by > making a lot of basal shoots (before, it never had more than two), > and I've put a support around it. > > What I'd like to know is whether anyone has grown this plant where it > experienced some subfreezing temperatures. I can always pop a cone of > foam around it if a cold snap threatens, but that is the extent of > the coddling it will now get. We've had only one very mild frost here > so far this fall. > > Jane McGary > Portland, Oregon, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >