Canna 2014

No special treatment Joolz , just stick the rhizome in a bucket full of MPC first week in March , and off they go. The C Bengal-Tiger are a lot slower growing , not quite half the size.
I'll move them out to the GH this weekend , and keep a close eye on the 2 day forecast as usual

 

My C. Tropicals from large rhizomes are now nearly 3ft tall - as shown in the post below . Now I need one more Canna for a friend . Would it be safe to unpot the largest one split it carefully with a saw and repot two ? Is it safe to do it at this stage , am I likely to end up with two healthy Cannas or two dead ones ?
TIA
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/canna-2014.56306/page-5

 

Well I am going to split and repot a canna tomorrow , from there they have two chances grow or die . I will update.

 

Just caught up will your post @HarryS .
I think you won't have a problems with the rhizome.
The one you sent me, I split it into five bits and they are all growing now

 

Thanks Mowgley , John . I lifted the Canna out of the bucket ,and with a small hand saw cut the rhizome in half, only took 2 or 3 strokes . Repotted them without much root disturbance . I now have two nice Canna plants with about 6 stems on each ( Well they have survived 24 hours so far ! )

 

Due to the virus , I have a policy where I give cannas away every spring , but would not buy one in - just in case.
Has anyone on GC ever lost cannas due to the virus ? How bad was it , how do you recover your stock ?

 

I've never grown Cannas before but after reading this thread thought I'd have a go...I got the tubers from Morrisons..2 for £1.50...The President...knowing nothing about Cannas apart from how fabulous they look...this isn't 'the virus' is it?

 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news @Lolimac but to me it looks like it.
Looking at pics of the plant on google the leaves should be a solid green with no variegation!

 

First time 'unlucky'....What do I do

 

Don't do anything yet @Lolimac , wait for others to comment too, just to make sure!

 

Sorry loli,burn them xx
And complain to morrisons,get a refund if you can x

 

Looks too much like this,which is virused..

 

Prepare for immediate evac, take off and nuke the whole site from orbit.

It's the only way to be sure.