Canna

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I can't remember when mine were sown bob, only one took but no where near to flowering so Well done on yours, I love the yellow one too, I have red and orange so hopefully i might have a Cross Pollinator

 

"Flowering at just over 6ft, Canna Wyoming:"

That's GOT to be an imposing plant !
My Canna's are just beginning to flower, I only have four in all, three of them yellow. They're doing ok (just) but I reckon they might have the 'virus'. The leaves look a bit distorted to me. Didn't the original thread have stuff about the virus ?
Anyway. I'll post some pics tomorrow and maybe someone can give their opinion as to whether or not they have the virus.
Cheers...freddy.

 

Hi chums. Herewith a couple of pics....





Does anyone think that these have the virus ?

Cheers...freddy.

 

No takers ?

 

Hi Bob. Thanks for the reply. Is there any way that they might improve over the years ? So, grown from seed, easy to get hold of ? If I did this, what precautions would I need to take ? Is the virus retained in the soil ? And what about the greenhouse where the virused plants were ?
A few questions there, sorry :D
Cheers...freddy.

 

WOW look at the size of that Bob :0 mine is only half that size and Ithought it was big. Only had one flower tho :(

 

Your Borders are Gorgeous Bob, All that rain Eh:gnthb: Fabulous Colours, Ive Also added a bit of purple in mine this year.. (christopher Lloyd Exotic Gardens for Xmas The Musifolia Does'e look like a Banana, i nearly said Look at the size of your Banana Bob :hehe: and I think we have the same Canna..

My Little one.. excuse date on the pic, using my old camera..

 

Yeah thats the one, Its Lovely isnt it, so are the flowers when they decide to show there faces :skp: Whats the plant in the Pot, Right side at the back? I want one and my canna is gett'n nibbled, didn't you see the Loveheart one of them left me lol

 

:hehe::hehe::hehe: Shotgun..
Alocasia, I knew that, just forgot, its a hot looking plant and if it gets a baby bob Ill have your babies hahaha.. Yes Please for the freebie :luv: Dee..

 

Flippin eck Bob ! Your borders have come on a treat ! Looking great.....well done :thumb:

 

Looking good, Bob. :gnthb: However, I'd have a close examine of that leaf to the right of the C striata ... looks a bit dodgy to me! Beautiful markings on the flower.

 

Nice plants Bob.

As to the virus "thing", well I'm a bit confused.

As I understood it many plants that show leaf variegation are actually infected with a virus, a bit like parrot tulips.
Now if this happens to be the case with cannas, its going to be very difficult for us to work out if a striped leaf is actually virused or just normally virused, if that makes sense.

Just thinking out loud.:D

 

Me again ...

Bob, the new leaves you have shown look like 'normal' striped leaves but sorry that first one looks virused to me hence me making a comment .... maybe I need to go to Specsavers ..... :hehe:

Hopefully all is okay.

 

Thats a good reference Bob, regarding virus.
I know that when my plants started to look similar to that a few years ago I ignored it thinking it was red spider damage, as the plants also had that problem.
I was not on the internet then and I was not up on canna virus

I've not grown any for about 5yrs now I think, so maybe its time I started again.

Your seed grown ones have inspired me to do so, the only safe way to grow them now I guess.