Cannas 2015

I potted some before the bump and it slowed them down a lot. The ones I waited for keep going and are now onto their second leaf.

 

I still have Canna in leaf from over the winter in the ground... looking a little poorly, but still there.

 

This is the bump stage?

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I'd wait until you can see a green shoot before potting up. The above ones are where I potted up at before this, bottom ones after. All germinated at similar times.

 

I've just potted some up that were at this stage

 

Thats an amazing difference Charlie , well noted !

 

I gave my seed a 'scrape' using a file this morning. They're now soaking

 

Checked my Canna seed I planted in modular trays and I can see a green bit poking out just about and I've checked on the rest of my baggie seeds and all but two have nice roots developing so that's a good germination rate!

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Six seed sown, using the normal method.

 

When I was at Jaques Amand last week, they had quite a few different types of dormant rhizomes.
I was tempted, but have 3 Cannas already, so managed to resist.

 

I Potted up the rest of my Canna altensteinii today 12 had sprouted roots and leaf nodules and the other 3 I just potted them up and we'll wait and see.


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My first leaf is almost open now

 

Very nice Richard do know what species or cultivar they are?

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Thanks icecoldrum the one in the photo is a MUSIFOLIA GRANDE
And the one at the side of it in a earlyer photo is a PURPUREA but that's growing a lot slower can not wait till summer to see them in all there glory