So, I and many other gardeners want exotic plants from elsewhere in the world, that will do well here. Of course there is no place exactly like here, but there are many similar places-We grow plants from the Mediterranean (but it's hotter in summer), England (wetter summers, less cold/wet in winter), South Africa (winter-wet areas only but often does not get quite cool enough), Tasmania (a bit milder), New Zealand (but when it's cold it's dry unlike here), China and Japan(but it rains in summer) and Chile (not quite so cold/wet in winter) and...
So I was looking at a huge book about bulbs from South Africa, and some of the more mountainous winter-wet summer dry spots seem close, so I thought I might somehow try to get some bulbs from those localities.
Then Rick Corey mentioned the Koppen system, this sounds good, as a way to find plants preadapted to our climate..
What do you all think?
And in this Koppen system, is there a list of similar places? I looked at the map, unsure how to just browse for similar places?
