Cannas 2015

My first attempt at growing Cannas from seed .They were collected from the OxfordNick/JWK plants.I'll follow all you good peoples advice

 

I promise myself not to ever buy any rizhomas again and today I saw this
I was thinking of how hard has been to find mine in the past and now sold at £2.99
the problem is that I know that they are infected and didn`t even get close , but how many other peoples will buy them and spread the virus again and again .

 

Oh my god , Longk is growing cannas as well ??????? no that`s not true

 

I've a bargain basement tropicana canna from b&q but have decided to have a go from seed too. Soaked them for 48 hours, now in a food bag with some wet cotton wool on a warm windowsill so fingers crossed.
How long do they usually take to germinate, would the bag be better on a radiator?

 

Ive not had much time so ive only got some musafolia germinated upto now
Im in need a boot from behind

 

I have some from your seed that I started last year!

These were chipped and soaked for 48 hours, bagged up Saturday night and here they are today.................

Yes.

 

Oh yes actually I was sending you seeds that collected in New Zealand , I thing it was brasilensis , left mine outside let me see how they do

 

So are their any ones to look our for which are likely to flower this year if sown by the end of February?

 

JWK where did you get your altensteinii from , 4 years ago I got them from jungle seeds and I had 1 out of 10 germinate , wich the plant was stunning , as unfortunatly end up in the rubbish bin due of the virus , but I still can`t belive how tall it got from seeds .

 

Good point - near to or over the radiator. I must admit that with the woodburner my radiators rarely cut in now and I forget how hot they can be.
The ones in my last photo are germinating at around 32 to 35°c. The room temp is about 25°c.

 

If anyone remembers back to early last year when for the first time I thought I'd grow Cannas,I think I bought about 9 rhizomes I thought they looked amazing but little did I know until asking for advice from you all that they were all virused .I'd have just put them out not knowing any difference just imagine how many people do that. I think the supermarkets and 'sheds' would stop selling them before they end up wiping them out