Re: Cannas in zone 7?

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: [CHAT] Re: Cannas in zone 7?
• From: J* B* <s*@flash.net>
• Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:39:21 -0700 (PDT)
• In-reply-to: <0I3X00HYDEUTT6@mta7.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>

Chris...I live in Zone 6 and they SAY that cannas are not supposed to
overwinter here either. Tell that to my cannas. They ALL survive the
winters here and have for the past 4 years. You should leave a few out
and see how they do over the winter.

 
Jesse


Chris@widom-assoc.com wrote:
Another question- I have just received some large canna roots from a person
that can leave them in the ground year round. Since my climate is too cold
for that, what is the best way to store them? I can put them in the
basement of my husband's office next door. It is extremely damp in the
basement (there is an exposed sump pump system for flooding), and I'm not
sure how cold it is down there. The furnace is in the basement, but I don't
believe that the basement is heated. The house is heated by hot air, so
there is duct work that might keep part of the basement cooler. There's a
garage next door that's not heated. There's an attic next door which is
insulated, but unheated. Can the canna be planted and grown in front of a
sunny patio door for the winter?

What do you think?

Chris
Long Island, NY
Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)

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