You cant really see the bullseye pattern in this photo, but this was my first attempt at acquiring canna Musifolia Grande, I leafed them out in quarantine, and they were obviously virused from the very beginning. The seller had assured me that they were virus free, and even said on their page they were virus free, which is why I bought from them. Basically it will be a ovalish shaped spot with a series of rings, making a deformed, oblong bullseye. You cant always see it but if you hold it up to the light, its very visible, even when faint, I believe this would be bean mosaic virus. After acquiring a clean, real Musifolia Grande, I have decided that one was not a real grande anyway, the coloring is off, it was most likely a seed grown F2 or F3 generation. I have grown Musifolia from seed, from my own plant, and it very rarely looks like, or gets as tall as a real Musifolia F1 hybrid. One of the main reasons people want the Musifolia in the first place is the height. Dont worry too much about the virus if you get strange spots, sometimes too strong doses of fertilizer, etc. can cause blemishes, but its usually pretty obvious if they are virused once you know what to look for. Just check them occasionally, and Also dont believe people if they say virus cant be transmitted in seed, I have also sprouted seeds that were infected from the beginning with mottle virus, so at least that one is transferable.
