Canna planted today

sandy0225 · 08-16-2010, 02:24 PM

Spurred by last winter's success planting a basjoo a foot deeper than usual and it coming back just fine with very little winter mulch, I decided to try the same thing with a canna plant.

My guinea pig test subject cannas, a couple of seedlings that have grown to now 3 feet tall from seeds collected last year from "Intrigue" canna. It has the bronze leaves like its parent. Wish them luck! They did have little tubers in the 3.5" pots when I removed them --about 1" in diameter by about 2" long. I think big enough to be good test subjects. And cheap enough, they were free!

I dug a hole approx 1 foot deep with post hole diggers and plunked the plants down to the bottom of the hole and then put the soil back and gave them a drink. We'll see if they come back--or not--next spring! They are mulched with 1/2 inch of wood chip mulch in that flowerbed.

CValentine · 08-16-2010, 02:48 PM

GOOD LUCK little cannas!!!

My Mom has has good luck with cannas in a Zone 6 in Ohio...
You should be able to do well with them Sandy.

Mulch is the key for Mom too!

~Cheryl

08-16-2010, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 363,561 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Canna planted today Spurred by last winter's success planting a basjoo a foot deeper than usual and it coming back just fine with very little winter mulch, I decided to try the same thing with a canna plant. My guinea pig test subject cannas, a couple of seedlings that have grown to now 3 feet tall from seeds collected last year from "Intrigue" canna. It has the bronze leaves like its parent. Wish them luck! They did have little tubers in the 3.5" pots when I removed them --about 1" in diameter by about 2" long. I think big enough to be good test subjects. And cheap enough, they were free! I dug a hole approx 1 foot deep with post hole diggers and plunked the plants down to the bottom of the hole and then put the soil back and gave them a drink. We'll see if they come back--or not--next spring! They are mulched with 1/2 inch of wood chip mulch in that flowerbed. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!

08-16-2010, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
CValentine Prolific Epistemologist CValentine 's Photo Gallery Location: Bell County, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Che Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,846 BananaBucks : 156,373 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 7,127 Times Was Thanked 1,782 Times in 625 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 362 Times	Re: Canna planted today GOOD LUCK little cannas!!! My Mom has has good luck with cannas in a Zone 6 in Ohio... You should be able to do well with them Sandy. Mulch is the key for Mom too! ~Cheryl __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

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