Re: Canna storage
- Subject: Re: Canna storage
- From: S* r*
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 16:08:04 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Martinson" <llmen@wi.rr.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: Canna storage
> >Cannas are amazingly tolerant of
> >less than ideal conditions.
Last November I dug out my 2 dwarf pink cannas (Home Depo variety) , put
them in the plastic bags covered with very slightly moist peatmoss and
placed them in the corner of the basement in semidarkness. In January I
noticed about 2 feet long, almost white, very sickly looking stems sticking
out of both bags. I potted the poor things in the 10" pots and put them in
my cool (50F) greenhouse. I had blooming cannas in early May with beautiful
leaves and flowers. Of course I planted them out too early and some leaves
got scorched but both plants are blooming almost non stop ever since. Not
that I recommend this treatment.... Cheers, Sophie
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