RE: storm on the way folks.../now cannas

Those cannas that Pam gave me...2 years ago....are now about 3 1/2 feet tall...and I'm thinning them out and moving them around. People don't think they are prennial in this zone....but they are. I have people stop me when I'm outside (I live off a major highway) and they'll ask me what "those tall orange and yellow flowers are!" When I tell them, they scratch their heads and say...they don't do well in this part of the state....well, YES they do....like rabbits...they multiply like crazy! I love 'em.





From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Subject: RE: [CHAT] storm on the way folks.../now cannas
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 13:37:03 -0500

Well darlin' that's because they start popping up through the leaves and
mulch around mid-February here. Some of mine are 6-7' and blooming
already.

That's why I have to ship them by mid-March latest or they're too big to
fit in a box! The first Spring that Jesse was in Oklahoma, I took a road
trip up there in May w/ a car FULL of stuff including 4 big buckets of
cannas that I dug up in March. They just kept growing in the buckets and
were about 4 feet tall or so when I delivered them. Needless to say, I
had to use the side mirrors driving up there. Couldn't see out of the
car. Did I get some funny looks on the road!

Donna - glad all your "babies" survived the storm.
Thank God tornado season is about over, but then our coastal pals have to start watching for hurricanes! Ugh.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 07:56:54 -0500

>Appears all survived last night... now the sun is out, no wind and
>forecast of 65 today.... weather here can be crazy this time of year.
>
>Guessing I didn't need to haul all these plants into the garage for the
>night. I had planted Pam's cannas in pots as they were already growing
>when she sent them to me in Feb-March? I am the only one around with
>three ft cannas at the moment! (If you are from the north, you
>understand this comment... if from the south, you are probably
>scratching your head thinking huh?....)
>
>Donna
>
>>
>> Actually, Donna, all but Caladiums and some other truly tropical
>> children don't mind temps in the 40s at all. The summer "annuals"
>> will just sit and wait it out, but you shouldn't have any damage
>> unless it really freezes:-) I've decided plants like it cooler than
>> people do.
>>
>> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>> mtalt@hort.net
>> Editor: Gardening in Shade
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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