I grow olysynium Douglasii in a gravel bed. It does well. Locally there are shades of purple white and pink. It likes to dry out in summer as Roger mentioned above. Calvor Palmateer Victoria BC. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 3, 2019, at 1:36 PM, Rodger Whitlock <totototo@telus.net> wrote: > >> On 01/03/2019 04:00 AM, Kathleen Sayce<kathleen.sayce@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Do PBS list members have experience with this PNW native bulb? Far >> Reaches Farm is now offering a variety of selections with a range of >> colors. They go dormant in summer, what I?m wondering about is how >> they might survive cold wet winters, a la the PNW Coast. > > It is a native here in Victoria, BC, but in all cases I can remember it is in sites that go bone dry in summer, growing in a usually a not-too-thick layer of moss, debris, and soil on a rock outcrop. > > In winter, those sites are wet but very well drained so the water isn't stagnant. > > My impression is that it is a tricky plant unless you are in the "right" climate. Potted specimens are likely even trickier than those in the ground. > > -- > Rodger Whitlock > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…