On 7-Feb-13, at 7:34 PM, clayton3120 clayton3120 wrote: > An even scarier plant for me is Ranunculus ficaria, and > it's cultivars. It really depends on one's conditions. I had two kinds which I planted sometime late in the last century. One died out after living for a few years. The purple-leaved one must be in a more suitable area, as I still have a small patch of it. (Maybe - I think it was still alive last spring.) Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada cool mediterranean climate moderate dry summers, moderate rainy winters 68 cm rain (27 in)