A lot of succulents can actually handle a substantial amount of (usually) winter water, back in North Carolina (zone 7), we had a cactus mound that was mostly populated by western US species...for the most part, if they could handle the cold, they could deal with the winter cold/wet, and the summer rains as well. While we didn't have bulbs planted amongst them, there were local species that grew happily with them. A mild Mediterranean climate should work for mixed plantings of winter/spring geophytes and many succulents/cacti, assuming the water and growing seasons are aligned well enough. If I lived on the warm/dryer side of the hill in SF, I would probably mix the American cacti with the S African geophytes...since the Euphorbias seem to be more sensitive to winter wet. Alas, the local conditions are a challenge (although I do have an Opuntia blooming happily right now). Robert in SF Seasonally pleasant and dry, but very windy today On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 8:38 AM R Hansen via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Uli, > > The second photo of Crocus with cactus and Oxalis is amazing! What is there > about your particular climate/microclimate that allows this group of plants > to looks so happy together?? > > Robin Hansen > Southwest Oregon sunny but 25 F this morning. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>