CANNA 2018

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  1. Loofah

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    The ones I left in the ground are fine, I overwintered on in a pot in the greenhouse and that expired. After turning it out I think I overdid the water retaining gel and it froze or rotted the rhizomes :(
     
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      I love when the sun shines through the leaves of Cleo:
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        Make a long line of them and have a Cleo Lane...
         
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          Crikes ive been away so long,its flew by! ive lost a few of my cannas cos i left them in the ground :cry3: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 :)
           
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            A few cannas flowering here.....and some are already over 5' tall. Expecting a good show from them :)
             
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              Cleo
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                Nice plant JWK :)
                Must have that:snorky:
                 
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                  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 :dbgrtmb:
                   
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                    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.............
                    [​IMG]Canna paniculata by longk48, on Flickr

                    Talking of Canna paniculata here is a self seeder..............
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                    Makes me wonder if a spell in the freezer might be easier than scarifying?
                     
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                      Cricket @longk is that growing in a crack in the path? Amazing! Just shows they don't always need lots of tlc
                       
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                        Yup! I must have dropped a seed on the way back to the house.
                         
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                          IMG_4632.JPG IMG_4634.JPG Couple of many cannas here
                           
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                          • pete

                            pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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