Canna ~2013~

Also today ive been cutting off drab leaves off some mine,would that help in their recovery for your new leaves growing?i still have some flowering , my australis is just finishing flowering roll on next yr x

 

I bought a small 'Australis' off one of local market stalls earlier this year which he was selling off, it looked much like yours Mowgley and after potting up, all year its not grown any taller than 18 inches but has produced an impressive clump with deep red leaves and has flowered well too , question is though, is there a dwarf strain of this variety as I thought it was a taller plant?

 

That was my thinking too @Bilbo675 , flowered in late July/august (good show too)
But looking at most of the australis on the net, they seem as you say taller

 

Just got me brother to order me these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321195147671?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

Im only waitng for the blue thai buds to open now and thats me done for the canna summer i thank you all for seeds,help and support,ive had a most enjoyable time growing cannas...and i will continue to
do so forever
Here are the last flowers..
Indica cream..

Supposedly russian red(as named) but looks similar to warscewiczii

Hybrid..

Orange hybrid flowering again

And red bird

 

Crackling show @joolz68 especially like the red bird.
You too have caught the canna bug!

 

Cheers mowgley,i like the red bird too its got dark leaves,yummy

 

Do you want a T. Rex (Tetrapanax papyriferus) to go with your new found interest in exotic plants Joolz?

 

Thank you kristen but i have one

 

Looks good

A Paulownia tomentosa to stool perhaps? (Think I have some spare seedlings )

What about a Cycas? I don't have any spares of those, but there is a German on Spanish eBay that does some good deals on stock that is rejected by the posh stores, and his carriage rates to UK are surprisingly cheap. He has a large selection of Palms too

Tree ferns perhaps?

Gotta turn your exotic addiction into an obsession

 

A tree fern was on my list but ive not got it yet,i love cycas think sal has one?
Paulowania,bilbo mentioned them last yr to me but i havnt got round to getting one so yes please if you dont mind parting with a seedling xx
Ive got a trachy,echuims,lots of callistermon,cordys,colocasia,bird of paradise& yuccas..prob a few more i cant think off xx

 

£43 delivered to UK
http://www.ebay.de/itm/251274552818

(he may not be the easiest person to do a transaction with, feedback from people I know who have bought from him varies, can't argue with the price though!)

 

I could snuggle that thanks for the link xx

 

I'll sort you one out, I'm pretty sure I have a spare. Probably ought to be planted for one year as-is, and then stool the spring after that.

This is mine, stooled for the first time this spring

its about 8' tall

 

His garden is like an ark! I'm sure he's got at least one.