Can you name this plant in........???

Hi not sure if I have managed to upload my photo's from Photobucket so that the piccy's will show in this post - but anyway - if you can see the plant, can you name it??

Think I saw one on Gardener world on friday, they were digging it up to overwinter inside. Do I need to do this, I bought the plant in the spring when it was about 18" in old money (0.5 metre)

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Its a canna, not sure which one though.
Looks like one of the larger growing types.

Be very careful though, at this time of the year the leaves can look a bit tatty, but there is a virus that affects canna, and it not treatable.
I would not like to say your plant is infected, but some of the leaves look a bit suspect.

Some people lift them for the winter others dont, and get away with a good mulch over the roots. It depends on where you live and how cold the winter is.

 

Hi, moonrakermagpie ..... I agree with pete that it's a Canna as I have many of them.

I'm not sure it's virused but I won't say yes or no as it doesn't look too healthy in general but then again they are dying off now. Mine don't look too healthy at this moment in time as even here they have had their time for the year.

As we don't know where you are located it's difficult to say what to do with them ... but they do not like frost .... end of story!

They are beautiful plants and hope you can enjoy them for many years to come.

 

Hi there,

I have added my location, wiltshire UK - so yes we do get a few frosts ( coming soon to a place near you s00k), could I get away with protecting it in-situ, with as suggested some mulch and maybe some hay or straw....and perhaps a duvet :hehe:.

Either way...in-situ or the greenhouse (unheated), do I need to hack it back a bit.

Many thanks

Steve