One of my Cannas is about five foot at the tip of the bud. Another one which I took off the main one last year was planted late so that one may not flower this year.
I have c. musifolia grande in a steel tub. It's probably the biggest canna but I just prefer the banana like leaves of this variety. It's quite hard to get hold of, the garden centres are full of the little 2ft bedding varieties though. They like a rich soil but I don't think they're especially fussy.
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First time I've grown them @Lyn will probably take them out and store them in the garage and put some bulbs for a Spring display. And then return them there with other spillers.
That’s strange you say that @punkdoc my daughter’s in Cornwall, hers grow in minimum soil, gravel chippings really, she doesn’t get much rain never waters them and they are tucked up quite near to her wall. When I grew them, I didn’t remove them from the pots, just put the whole thing in the GH for the winter.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
As you say @Lyn, odd. Mine certainly do best [ grow very tall and flower] in a very rich soil, with lashings of water and tomato feed. Maybe because I am up north, with less sun and heat.
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Cannas appear to be as tough as old boots, from all your helpful advice and pictures plus the fact that I have had these poor Cannas almost ignored for the past 3 years - growing under pines trees (although never to their full potential and never flowering either), I envy @amancalledgeorge for being able to grow his in pots, which I wouldn't be able to do here because of the windy weather and the drafty garden that we have. However I am more determined than ever to give my Cannas a chance to flower, I will let you know if there is a positive outcome to this - look out next summer.
My gran used to grow cannas up in North Texas. Big orange ones about 4-5' tall. They were lovely, but they did attract lots of snails and slugs. Since their leaves curl at the base, they hold rain and the thugs just love that environment. I don't have slugs where I am (oh, I did kill one the other day) but I do fight a variety of snails eating my plants in spring and summer and have to put a light dusting of bait out to keep them at bay. So I have largely avoided planting them here in the city. I might try some down at our getaway cabin though, as I don't have a lot of flowers down there, just trees and shrubs on the perimeter of the fenced area.
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Here is the main Canna from last year.
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I have c. musifolia grande in a steel tub. It's probably the biggest canna but I just prefer the banana like leaves of this variety. It's quite hard to get hold of, the garden centres are full of the little 2ft bedding varieties though. They like a rich soil but I don't think they're especially fussy.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
When I grew them, I didn’t remove them from the pots, just put the whole thing in the GH for the winter.
Mine certainly do best [ grow very tall and flower] in a very rich soil, with lashings of water and tomato feed.
Maybe because I am up north, with less sun and heat.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border