Steven, Right by the lighthouse here in the very acid and poor draing stony soil we have a colony of several hundred tiny Drosera rotundifolia. It is expanding due to efforts of the Conservatoire du Littoral to keep brush and pines from encroaching on the area. We have -15°C some winters.But not even one real frost so far this winter.So this is perfectly hardy. In fact I was surprised when some australian friends came some years ago to learn that they had Drosera in Victoria on their dry property.Admittedly in damper hollows. Kind regards, Mark Sainte Marguerite-sur-mer, France. " Message du 09/01/12 22:47 > De : "Steven" > Objet : Re: [pbs] carnivorous flower devours worm underground > When I was recently I'n the Snowy Mountains NSW I was astounded to find a very small species of red sundew growing at the foot of Mt Kosciusko, happy growing where snow covers the ground for months of the year, it was December & it had snowed the week before but they were I'n active growth & dripping with enzymes. Amassing : ) > > Steven > Queensland Australia" _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/