Cannas 2015

Canna Cleo first spike.

 

I cant say that ours have done much this year - mainly the giants have put some growth (musifolia, russian red) on but the smaller varieties just havent established themselves much, soil temp has been rubbish.

 

I'll get some photos of mine over the next few days but they are generally doing well.

My altensteinii is about to flower at around 7ft tall and my other hybrid plants have been flowering for weeks, months in fact, really impressed with them.

On another note my local market plant stall was selling 3-4ft mixed cannas today for £1 each. So tempted as they were virus free healthy plants but I have so many already

 

Hi all...anybody know what this is - from seed I believe from Thailand



Leaves are bluey with a nice red rim.

cheers
Ben

 

If its grown from seed, I think it can only be described as a Canna hybrid.
The flowers look too big to be a species.

 

Canna Durban

 

Has anyone dug their cannas up yet?ive got some in the ground still not looking their best but are budding ?

 

I usually dig mine up around the 5th of November . As it's still very mild , I am going to leave them for another two weeks . My tulips bulbs wont mind being planted late November

 

Same here with my Ehemanii and carribean sunset,doubt the buds will attempt to open John

 

I think i will leave mine for now too Harry,hope we get a dry spell i dont enjoy washing rhizomes when the mud sticks like glue x

 

My plan is to wait till they have had a good frost on them and then dig them up. I've got enough to dig up as it is! Talking of tulips Harry's I've got 80to plant from wilkos for £3

 

I'm leaving mine alone too, however because of the very mild damp weather most of the flowers/unopened buds have spoiled and developed mould so I've removed them all to keep the spores down, I've also removed any damaged messy leaves, leaving the plants looking tidy until it goes colder

My altensteinnii plant is already fading by itself as it does every year, most of the leaves have turned a lovely golden yellow colour once it has I will cut it back by half but leave the rest on and pull it in to shelter as its in a very large pot