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Canna Lily Seeds

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Posted by wanna_run_faster 10 SoFLA /9 orl (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 25, 05 at 21:57

Hello.

Does anyone know anything about canna lily seeds? I just purchased a dwarf unnamed incredibly beautiful pink one at walmart and would love to know how to collect the seeds or expect seed pods so that I could maybe trade for other colors

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When I had them in Michigan you need to dig them up every fall and you will have alot tubers to plant next spring.
About seed I'm in the dark about that.
Hope this will help. They multiply like rabbits !

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  • Posted by Nurmey 5 Omaha, NE (My Page) on
    Mon, Jun 27, 05 at 0:33

Many cannas do not produce viable seeds. After the flowers fade, a pod will develop with 1 to several black, hard seeds the size of a pea in it. Let the pods turn brown and start to crack before you harvest the seeds.

If yours is a hybrid (and it probably is) it may or may not produce seeds at all and if it does, they will not come true. Still it is fun to grow them from seed so I don't want to discourage you. Good luck!

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I grow my canna from tuber, but have collected the seed this year. A friend has successfully grown the plants from seed and told me how. Here is a website with basically what he told me. There is a Yahoo group about growing canna that has useful information.

Here is a link that might be useful: Growing canna from seed

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Wow, you all are the greatest! Thanks for the info!

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If you do get seeds, you will want to nick them (believe me, this is easiest done with a pair of pliers to hold the seed firmly and a dremel to nick the hard shell) and then soak them in water until you see a white nub coming out of the area that was nicked. This usually takes about 3-7 days. Then plant them in a potting medium or seed starter and keep moist. All of mine bloom the first year!! I got some very interesting surprises, too, due to cross-pollination! I have one that is white with red splashes on it!!! It's very neat. So if you do get some seeds, don't hesitate to plant them to see what you get!

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I just bought some "canna lily seeds" from Parks Seed Company, so apparently, there are canna lily seeds, and no they are not rhizomes or tubers, they are seeds. Now, any suggestions as to how I should plant them when they get here? I live in NW Florida.

  
 

 

 


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