Canna ~2013~

No Idea why above post is odd.

 

Oh yeah, its not "Wyoming", Pam.

 

Tried another picture, it still looks orange, but from in the house it`s more scarlet.

 

It looks red to me in that pic.

 

I have been avoiding Cannas thus far.
Don't want another tropical plant to worry about over the winter.
But.... Went to a garden centre this afternoon.
They had this for £ 7. Couldn't say no.

 

Like me Sirius, got it for free so i`ll give it a go, and this year is the first it has flowered.

 

A few more of mine have flowered
Tropical salmon

Not sure if its indica cream or tropical yellow

Canna australis..mega tall best fiver ive ever spent

A karchsky hybrid from seeds sent

Im still waiting for russian red,Glauca,red bird and blue thai to flower

 

Sirius that`s the fun about the cannas , nothing to worry about , pull them up cut at 8 inches , place in a box with sand and store them in the shed , till spring will come .....not to say that they can survive outdoor with a good mulching

 

Mines in a pot ,I just carry it into greenhouse, tuck it in the corner and leave it,

 

Would they be ok in an unheated garage?

 

Looking good today I have Cleopatra - still flowering and looking absolutely amazing


Altensteinni - the first Canna I ever grew and still one of my favourites


Australia still going strong

 

Brasiliensis is flowering again, a stunning small flower


And Limbata is also flowering again, for the third time

 

"Kreta", its short, about 30ins, but has the largest flowers I have found.

 

Oh that is lovely! And a quick update on the 'Queensland Arrowroot' (a variegated-leaf Canna sold as seed by Suttons). After moaning about all the seedlings coming plain green, one of the biggest plants is showing nice variegation now. It remains to be seen what the flowers are like!

 

Guys , as every years we keep try to cultivate the same cannas from seeds , why don`t we try to do an hybrid and see what we get next year????