Canna ~2013~

I'm starting to get depressed now
Still only 1 germinated out of 40
Must have done something wrong me thinks

 

You have had 1 show up so i dont see how you could of done anything wrong mowgley I hope they come up for you even if its just 1 of each which is what i hoping for on mine.
I had a delicate route round in my glauca pots today and some of mine havnt germinated so ive removed a mm layer of compost off the top,im not sure if i planted them too deep just to see if sunshine warms from the top aswell as the radiator heat underneath to urge them on im not suggesting you do that though x

 

last year I bought some seeds from cataloque and I had 1 out 10 germinate , while the fresh seeds I`ve collected in Thailand i had 10 out 10 germination .

still have the thai canna seeds and the new zealand fresh seeds if anyone is interested .

 

Book me in sal please

 

I think that they were fresh got them from karchesky canna in the states!

 

Most of mine are from karchesky,glauca and hybrid seeds are the 1st ive tried but all varieties are in soak now so i will see soon what germinates

 

How did you buy seeds from Karchesky ? I don't see any actually offered with prices.

 

Karchesky seem to operate in a low key manner Seems to be quite a lot of communication via their Facebook page, but I think people have had most success by emailing them - which to me seems a laborious way for them to be managing a price list and orders, but I guess that's up to them!

 

Thanks LongK. I sort of assumed that must be the case. I have noticed that Hart also do a number of seeds (at the bottom of their list). I am wary of buying rhizomes because of the dreaded virus.

I have recently had two lots of Cannas germinate - both from Chilterns. Indica took 8 days (for the first) with 10 out of 12 germinating. And altensteinii taking 9 days with just 2 out of 6 germinating. Chilterns sent me the seeds ages ago and foolishly, knowing what they were, I never opened their parcel till I was ready to start sowing.

Only then did I see a note saying that altensteinii had been taken out of a fridge and should be sowed as soon as possible. This probably explains the low germination, but I thought Canna seeds were viable for a long time. Has anyone else had this problem, and does it occur with any other types?

 

Hart all-but guarantee that their Cannas are virus-free, so I, personally, would be happy buying Rhizomes there - although I'd prefer to buy a plant, in leaf, rather than waiting to see how a rhizome developed, whilst having to keep it in quarantine (and how far away would that have to be, I wonder? :( )

 

And....another one! That's 5 out of 5

 

Kristen - I am sure Hart's Cannas are virus free.

But then its like minced beef = you can never be quite sure until some time afterwards.

 

They have put a comment on Davesgarden to say their new website will be operational in a few days

 

Thanks Jools

 

PeterS
I think that should have been "Thanks Kristen"!!!