Re: Cannas
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- Subject: Re: Cannas
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 00:39:38 -0400
Hmmm....mine all seem to make pods after bloom, but I have never
really looked closely at them to see if they contain seed. Will try
to do this and report. Does not surprise me that the fancy hybrids
should revert, however, since they are hybrids. Since I've always
had more roots at the end of the season than I can plant out the next
one - even accounting for losing some over winter - I have not zeroed
in on propagation by seed.
Thanks for the tip on having to drill or file the seed. You've got
my curiosity up, now, and I will pay closer attention to what's going
on seed-wise with my plants and if I find some, give them a whirl. I
assume they require heat to germinate? About how long do they take?
Do they need to be planted as fresh as can be or is dry storing OK?
Adored the photo of you on the elephant! What an adventure!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Don Martinson <llmen@execpc.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 17, 2000 3:45 AM
> 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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