I have grown canna lilies in large pots for several years and have always found that even though kept in a greenhouse overwinter they have been very slow to come into bloom. Last in desperation - because I had bought a yellow striped leaved canna and forgotten to put it in a larger pot and therefore it had dried out several times - I put it in the garden in a sunny position. Would you believe this year it has been the best canna in the garden, that includes several in pots as mentioned. This has grown to about 5-6ft tall and has flowered repeatedly for some weeks now. The others have hardly produced any flowers at all and are stunted in comparision. So maybe with our warmer winters they can now be left in the garden.
i have a forsythia lynwoodii. This shrub now looks totally brown wood with some hollow stems, can anyone tell me if this is normal for this time of year, there are absolutely no leaves on it at all! And i only bought it this year. Who can tell me what is wrong with it?
I bought mine at the tulip museum in Amsterdam. I live in Lincolnshire. The garden is large but reasonably sheltered can I grow my gloriosa outside. its too tall for my office. its in a trough thanks.
hello,I have a gloriosa tuber and because i haven't yet seen any growth since i planted it in April-wonder if i have planted it upside-down or something. It arrived looking like a long finger!Advice please!
I have grown two Gloriosa from seed this year. As yet they are very small, and I doubt that they have formed any appreciable tuber yet. Does anyone have any experience of growing them from seed and over wintering them? I did discover that tubers are recommended planted horizontally, and after flowering the tuber collapses leaving two daughter tubers, which, I believe can be separated to form two new plants.
Does anyone know what the brown/black spots are on my lilly leaves? I have some in pots and some in the ground. I had the same problem last year and lost all of the leaves, though the plants still flowered. I am feeding once a week with a multi purpose liquid feed.
I've got a Canna Picasso which is in a tub and is only just flowering now. I grew it from a seed given to me by a friend, which I started into growth in April this year. It only has one flower stem but I am still pretty pleased with it.
Can I do what you do with your lilies - let the soil dry out, let it die down, and leave it in the dry compost to overwinter? Or should I dig it out of the pot and store it with my dahlia tubers? Here in Sheffield, whichever way I store it I will have to put it in a frost free environment because it could be too cold outside in the winter.
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its too tall for my office. its in a trough thanks.
Can I do what you do with your lilies - let the soil dry out, let it die down, and leave it in the dry compost to overwinter? Or should I dig it out of the pot and store it with my dahlia tubers? Here in Sheffield, whichever way I store it I will have to put it in a frost free environment because it could be too cold outside in the winter.