CANNA 2018

Like it loofah

 

Crikes ive been away so long,its flew by! ive lost a few of my cannas cos i left them in the ground My ehemanii has survived but slow growing as other generals and musifolia that are in the ground..i need to chop my sycamore down and 18ft bamboo for more early morning light i think

 

A few cannas flowering here.....and some are already over 5' tall. Expecting a good show from them

 

Nice plant JWK
Must have that

 

All my generic C Tropicanas ( ground planted ) have been flowering since late June , lovely red flowers , about a month earlier than normal. The C. Bengal Tigers ( container planted ) are bubbling with health and looking 100% no flowers yet though

 

It was a hard winter for my Canna. I lost Canna altensteinii and Canna x ehemanii. My unknown Canna from seed that was collected in Thailand survived though as did Canna paniculata.............
Canna paniculata by longk48, on Flickr

Talking of Canna paniculata here is a self seeder..............


Makes me wonder if a spell in the freezer might be easier than scarifying?

 

Yup! I must have dropped a seed on the way back to the house.

 

Couple of many cannas here

 

Cant remember the species of Canna it was now, must have been nearly ten years ago I grew it and it seeded very freely as the species plants tend to.
For the last three years I have found seedlings on my allotment, potted one up this year around May.
Just shows how resilient seed actually is and how it can lie dormant, waiting for the right time.

 

I only have two Cannas now, I lost both Cleos to virus.
Tropicanna black.