There are some erythronium species native to some fairly warm areas. I don’t know if there are any in warm zone 9 areas, but certainly they occur in cool zone 9 (Northern California coast) and are well represented in Mediterranean zone 8 (western Oregon and Washington as well as NorCal). There are several low elevation northern Californian/southern Oregon species from fairly dry climates, like E. citrinum, E. howellii, E. helenae, low elevation E. californicum, maybe even some low elevation populations of E. hendersonii, etc. that seem like they would be worth a try. I’ve seen E. citrinum, for instance, growing in more or less full sun alongside sedums and Calochortus tolmiei and Triteleia spp. next to things like manzanitas in dry rocky cliffs and hillsides in the Illinois River valley near Selma, OR, where the summer high temps exceed 100F most years. It usually blooms there in April, and goes dormant shortly thereafter as the temps warm up. That region has a Mediterranean climate, and the winters there are chilly but not extremely cold. I would think good drainage would be more of a requirement than low temps. There are also species from cooler/moister zone 8 climates, like E. oregonum and E. revolutum, which could be worth a try as long as you can keep them cool and moist during the growth phase and prevent them from baking in the summer. Where I’ve found these growing in the wild they are usually in lightly shaded areas often near streams (often under deciduous shrubs or trees). They go dormant in the late spring, but they prefer moister soil than the drier growing species, even when they are dormant. There are also a variety of garden hybrids, many of which are more vigorous and resilient than the individual species. E. ‘Pagoda’ has done well for me in the garden in most situations I’ve tried. In a warm Mediterranean climate, I’d try it in the ground in a cool shady spot with good irrigation during its early spring growing season. I have not had much luck growing species from cold winter / wet summer climates here (in the Seattle area—a cool Mediterranean climate). They don’t like the winter wet, or the dry summers, and they seem to want a warmer/more humid spring growing season than I can offer. None of the ones I’ve tried (E. americanum, a few forms of E. dens-canis, E. albidum, E. sibiricum, probably some others), have survived. I had a little luck with some higher elevation forms of E. californicum, but they did not really thrive. They seemed to want a combination of cool temperatures and bright sun during their growth period, which I could not really figure out how to provide. I gave them to some friends in a maritime rain shadow zone on the Olympic peninsula, where I hope they’ll do better. I would imagine those and other high elevation western NA species (E. grandiflorum, E. montanum) would be a challenge in a very warm climate. On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 10:26 PM Vlad Hempel via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I hope you all had a great weekend. > Wondering if this beautiful plant would do well in warmer climate, I mean > zone 8a and above. Anyone has grown it successfully? I am asking for a dear > friend who would love to grow, he lives in an area with typical > Mediterranean patterns. > Please share anything that can help, I haven't tried personally growing > this beauty yet, but considering it for next spring (finally, after so many > years). > Thank you and have a lovely week, > > Vlad Hempel > +4915777291232https://http://www.linkedin.com/in/vhempel/ > _______________________________________________ > 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>