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| I am in NE Alabama (zone 7 - Huntsville)
Last summer I bought 3 different kinds of canna, all in beautiful shades of pink. (These were my first ones.) Not a single one came back this year! I was told that if mulched - they would do fine. I went ahead and dug them up last night, and they are not viable. I am so disappointed. AThey grew great all last summer. They were so pretty. I moved here from Florida - an canna grew in the ditches along side the road. They were all in red/orange/yellow tones. When I saw the pink ones in a catalog - I fell in love with them. I see canna in gardens all around this area - but they are all reds and yellows. Are pinks not hardy? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa... I wanna canna!!!! Meadow Lark |
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- Posted by Meadow_Lark 7 (NE Alabama) (My Page) on Fri, May 27, 05 at 12:40
| Next time I'll preview my message before I post, since you can't spell check in this thing! LOL... Meadow Lark |
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- Posted by Weatherguy z6 Illinois (My Page) on Fri, May 27, 05 at 17:41
| I think all cannas have about the same hardiness. Maybe they rotted?? Was it cool and damp this winter?? |
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| In Indiana you have to dig the bulbs up every year. At least that is what I do and have never had any problems. |
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- Posted by jaceysgranny 7aAR (My Page) on Fri, Jun 3, 05 at 1:00
| Meadow Lark, I have quite a few up but my pink beauty has just started coming up the last couple of weeks and is growing slow. Still give it some time and see what happens. I thought I'd lost those and looked and there they finally were. Nancy |
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- Posted by Meadow_Lark 7 (NE Alabama) (My Page) on Fri, Jun 3, 05 at 14:50
| Ooooo I hope they come back. They were the prettiest shades of pink. They were especially pretty at dusk... I'll wait a little while longer, but all of the cannas I see around town are already well on their way... Meadow Lark |
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- Posted by hairmetal4ever Zone 6 OH (My Page) on Tue, Jun 7, 05 at 9:31
| Even here they'll survive all winter in ground near the house foundation, but they'll take FOREVER to grow. Much better to lift them and start them indoors a couple months ahead of time. |
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