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Posted by fishoifc 8 (My Page) on Thu, May 29, 08 at 13:21
| just got back from garden center bought three, three gallon cannas each has multiply plant they are about four foot tall and very full how do I divide these. |
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RE: splitting canna
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| I'd take them out of the pots, wash the soil off, & cut them apart at the "seams", the places where it looks like the rhizomes have a node or joint (like a knee or an elbow). If there are any tiny segments, I'd leave them attached to a larger one for this year. Best luck! |
RE: splitting canna
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| thanks texas nobody responded so I just planted the whole plants and they look great there already blooming im sure they will spread and be fine. How about htis I live in eastern N.C. about 3 miles from the ocean, Ibeleive I am a zone 7 8 and 9, the weather here is very strange,anyway my other cannas look great they are about three years old my question for you is Am i messing up by just leaving them in the ground over winter they always come back or should I do somethig else. |
RE: splitting canna
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| Where I live in zone 7 I just leave my cannas in the ground and mulch with leaves.I do not know about your zone.I cut my stalks after the first frost. I do not know what zone north carolina is in but if you have had them for three years and they keep coming back you must be doing something right. |
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RE: splitting canna
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I've lived in southeastern coastal Carolinas and I believe you would be quite safe in leaving the cannas if you mulch over them. I usually put wood chips. However, one thing you might want to be wary of is an area that gets a lot of water that might freeze with the cannas sitting in it. I had such an area in Virginia and lost some. I seriously doubt you will be having frozen ground where you are, especially if you mulch or have protected areas near homes.
Used to be along I95, if memory serves me correctly, cannas were mass planted along the highway at interchanges (or was that SC? I think I saw it in NC) These are left in the ground and do perfectly fine. I envy you. My zone is unforgiving for cannas and I store them in huge numbers over winter.
I'd only worry about splitting mine after 3-4 yearws and only if it was getting just too thick and I wanted more cannas elsewhere.
Are you near the wildfires there? How sad for the Little Washington area. What areas burned, if you don't mind sharing? |
RE: splitting canna
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| Hey Tess how are you Im in Nags Head and the smoke was so thick this morning we could hardly get the boat down the channel. the fires are about 60 miles west of us in the pocosin lakes area most inhabitants of this thick jungle are black bears and deer, very few homes have been affected so far. officials are expecting the fires to burn and smolder for up to two months. temps are 100` and 97 right now. have a great one. |
RE: splitting canna
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Well, the good thing about that "jungle" is that it does grow back quickily. I remember when there was that big burn near Topsail many years ago. I miss the warm temps since I've actually used the heat in May here. I thought spring would never come (last frost date May 15). Everyone remarks to me this week about it being so hot and humid. I tell them every summer the same thing: "1) If I'm driving without air conditioning while in shorts and there's not a pool of water on the seat, or, 2)yes, makeup is still on my face when I leave the mirror, or 3)it's been 5 minutes and everything I'm wearing isn't saturated, then, no, it's neither all that hot and definitely not that humid!" I remember the Carolina summer that it never dropped below 100 for 30 straight days, not even in the middle of the night. Now, that was a hot year in coastal Carolina. I think it was in the 1980's.
Thanks for the info. Stay safe. |
RE: splitting canna
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| sorry, didn't realize you'd posted again. yes, your cannas should be fine in the ground;
here in zone 8a DFW, Texas, they thrive like weeds in our mild winters- the very coldest temp I've ever lived through here was 4 degrees, & that was *one* night about 25 years ago! (& the temps rose again when the sun came up.) Our typical lows are usually in the 20's, & the temps almost always rise during the day. I cut the stalks back after the first hard freeze, when they turn to brown mush, & mulch the plants. & the cannas that grow against the sunny south side of the house, protected from the cold & from the wind, are the ones that do the very best. |
RE: splitting canna
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| Sylvia is right. Remember, even if you get a below freezing temp, what with quick recovery in milder climates, the ground doesn't usually freeze. Coastal Carolina used to have many houses that didn't even insulate their water pipes back in the day (or even today?). Mulching helps out a lot as does any surface the sun can heat up (brick walls, stone surroundings, etc.), but I doubt you'll need to "make" any hot spots! |
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