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tropicana colors fade?
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Posted by nucci60 6 Ma. (My Page) on Sun, Aug 13, 06 at 18:52
| Does anyone else have the colors fading on their tropicanas? My plants only get about five hours of morning sun, and I am in zone 6, so I really don't get scorching days. the leaves unfurl with bright color and by the time the next one unfurls the previous one starts to "wash out" |
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RE: tropicana colors fade?
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| Mine have been very washed out looking this summer. They started out beautiful, but after aproximately 30 days of 100* plus days, and over three months with no rain, they are extremely washed out looking and don't really even look like Tropicanna any longer. I water them every day but they still look awful! |
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| hmmm.I don't seem to have that problem. I do know that when the stalks are "bloomed out" they really fade. I always cut this down to the ground and remove them to allow the new brilliant stalks to emerge. Boca Joe |
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- Posted by annz PNW (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 15, 06 at 2:21
| I haven't had the problem either. How often do you feed them? |
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| I have been using miracle gro for all my plants and have had good results. What else could I try, epsom salt maybe? |
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| Try using something with less Nitrogen. cannas dont need a lot of Nitrogen. does it look like this or worse?
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| I wish they looked like that. the leaves actually fade to a pinkish beige. the green stays and the veining is strong, but the red really washes out. they are healthy otherwise. Cannas are not expensive and easily replaced, but it just seems odd.What are most people fertilizing them with? |
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| I have mine in semi-shade it has been so hot and dry this year all of the cannas I have in the ground look bad. But the ones I have in pots that are kept real moist are doing wonderful. I use Miraicle-gro bloom booster. |
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| The bloom booster is good, I forget the one I use but it is something like 8-10-10. Fish emulsions work very well too! especially for potted cannas. |
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| THanks, I will try it. My other colored leaf cannas are holding up well. Wyoming and Australia leaves are bright. |
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