Re: Cannas
>Two I lust for are C. 'Phaison' (Don's 'Tropicanna' ) for pure
>gaudiness and C. 'Constitution' because the color combination of
>foliage and flower is simply lovely...am a sucker for purple foliage
>anyway! Now that I've seen Don's ' Australia',
>Don....never have tried them from seed...any tips or techniques you'd
>share?
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
>Editor: Gardening in Shade
Marge...
Unfortunately, I've never seen any of the variegated cannas set seed.
Only a few of the fancy hybrids do and even then generally revert to
their smaller flowered ancestors. I'm not sure whether I'd consider
the 'musifolia' as variegated exactly, but it seems to come
relatively true from seed - unfortunately, it flowers late in the
season (Aug/Sept for me) and has not yet matured seed. The seed is
relatively easy, although you have to score them with a file or
rotary drill.
The Canna glauca seeds that I collected in Thailand set copious seed
and I'm growing them primarily to use as pond-side plants and, of
course, their sentimental value for a vacation I'll never forget (
http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/riding.jpg ) That's me in the center.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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