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Canna lily

woodyisnow4woodyisnow4 Posts: 5
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Hi can anyone tell me why my huge healthy canna lily which I have in a pot in the sun this year has lots of flower stems but the flowers are really small ? Thanks
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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    What variety is it? Are the flowers usually bigger? Have you changed anything about the way you keep it, water and feed it? Is the compost fresh or old, what size is the pot and is it root-bound?
  • woodyisnow4woodyisnow4 Posts: 5

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2020
    That looks more like the hardy ginger lily - Cautleya spicata ... not a canna 🤔

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • woodyisnow4woodyisnow4 Posts: 5
    This is my canna repotted it last year and have fed it and it has had plenty of water ? If you can help thanks
  • woodyisnow4woodyisnow4 Posts: 5
    Would it smell of ginger if it was one ? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    woodyisnow4 said:
    Would it smell of ginger if it was one ?
    Ours doesn’t. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147




    Cautleya spicata in the foreground ... canna behind it. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • woodyisnow4woodyisnow4 Posts: 5
    this is the flower ? Thanks
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Dovefromabove said:




    Cautleya spicata in the foreground ... canna behind it. 
    Gosh, they're divine. XX
    Devon.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    The flowers look normal for a species canna, i.e. not a variety specifically bred for large flowers. Do you know what type it is?
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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