Our winters are mild but at times rainy, well except this past season..it got mixed up as with all other areas..it seemed winter was a tad chilly but drier and as Spring came, it remembered to rain more. That will be another experiment too, if this one does root properly and survives cold rainy winter. I know in tropical areas it does not mind the moonsoon rains, with temps being regularly warm ...will just push conditions as much as I can