Canna 2016

I've got some in the ground, but I find, in general, flowering is too late for me, so tend to grow in containers these days.
I dont really have any good sunny hot borders, I've gone too mad on trees and shrubs over the years.
So a lot of shade in mid summer.

 

Time to get the chainsaw out!

 

Narr, the trees tend to be unusual stuff I've grown from seed way back, I do give them a real good prune .every other winter.
Besides, saves me from having to look over into the neighbours gardens.

 

My Shineyland canna


I can't wait for Shineyland next year, the plant stall is fantastic, then there's the cake & the awesome company

 

My Canna altensteinii are producing a bumper crop of seed this year, only harvested about 20% so far but must have around 50-60 seed already, 31 coming in one pod!!!!

 

Its nice to have seeds to share, but I find my altensteinii produce so much rhizome that seeds don't seem to be necessary.

 

@PeterS , same here Peter . My Cannas all produce very large rhizomes . I can obtain ,at the minimum ,4 good plants by dividing the rhizome. Enough to donate to friends and family

 

Its droppin cold now :( i still have some flowers and a few ready to bud but arnt we usually due a frost 1 oct?