Wowzerz !! Remember the kid in high school with the 4.0 average, who went ahead and did extra point projects just for the fun of it? This is her when she got all grown up (Grin).
This is great information about the Canna Lillies. I enjoyed how you explained the pruning process and how you have to make room for the baby to sprout out and grow. I made try to grow this plant this year. You did a wonderful job of teaching me what I need to know. Thank you very much.
Awesome. I felt a Julia Childs vibe while watching video. I meant that as a compliment. Here in NY , we probably have about 3 more weeks before first frost. I have my peat moss ready for winter preparation for my beautiful Cannas.
I love how informative your videos are! I recently purchased a banana tree, is there any way you could do a video on propagation and care for banana trees?
So happy I found you. Been growing canna lilies for 2 years on my own , just trial and error. You have the best information, and easy to understand info ,I have found. I now know I can store my bulbs ,for next year. I lost several last year due to leaving them in ground in zone 6a. They froze.
I'm in Zone 8B (W. Washington) and less than half of mine come back. I think it's more to do with the cruddy 'soil' I planted them in. It's very clay-ey, so their drainage isn't very good.
Just now watching this - your presentation is so professional! Lovely voice, great info, nice music - perfection🎉! REALLY needed this, renting house w/lovely cannas and did not know how to care for them😂❤!! In Central Texas - will leave in the ground.
Loved this! Thank you. I straight away went to clip my spent blooms from the cannas I’m growing in pots. I have been wondering how to store my rhizomes after the season. Also enjoyed the sound of birds. I have been seeing people plant cannas in containers for their water garden or pond.
I've had success many years storing my canna rhizomes in my cool garage. Last year I decided to put them in my basement and unknowingly sat them right beside the dehumidifier. Forgot to check on them thinking they would be fine. They absolutely desiccated and shriveled. I was so upset. Luckily I i had given some to several friends back in the Fall and they were generous enough to gift some back to me. So I'll start again this year and do a better job with them - back in my garage!
Hi Natalie, check out on of my previous episode on the Canna plant "Beginners Guide to Canna Lily propagation/dividing the tubers." It gives a comprehensive guide on division of the Rhizomes.
This was the perfect video for me! I am just about to pull my Cannas for the winter and was wondering what to do! Thank you for this great video! I will follow all your instructions! I am wondering what kind of birds I could hear in the background!
I have so many different birds, mostly weavers, sunbirds, fire finch. The hide in the bushes in front of my kitchen, that where I have their bird feed. Am glad you enjoyed the episode
So sorry about loosing your rhizomes! It is very important to dry out your rhizomes when overwintering. once you remove the foliage, leave the rhizomes out to completely dry. If they are not dry the rhizomes will suffer root rot and mold. So sorry for that! Sending lots of good wishes from Kenya.
Wonderful video! My yellow cannas don't produce seeds. I've never pruned my yellow cannas, but I did today! And trimmed some of the larger leaves. I'm blessed to live in a warmer climate in NC. I've never had to store my cannas. They always grow back!
Yes some Cannas dont produce seeds, but the great thing is propagation using the rhizome works faster. Enjoy your Cannas, we all love them and their colours! Thank you for following my channel.
Great tips, I just started dealing with Cannas on accident. Saw one growing in the yard of our new place very small and decided it was somthing I didn't want to cut. I think my variety is Indica. The flowers are small and slender. I harvested over 150 seeds so far from it.
Thank you for following our episodes. I am releasing an all in one on Cannas next wekk Thursday as I have received a lot of queries on blooming, soil etc. Hope you get a chance to watch.
Hi Bobbie it Canna lilies. Sometimes I do talk so fast and so it may have sounded like Calla Lilies. Do check out my Redsoil Gardener channel on the "Arum lily and the Calla Lily - Easy propagation by division'
In Oklahoma we have some red dirt also! A few years ago a landscaper asked me if I wanted some canna bulbs he was going to dispose of. Now I have some growing in my yard and enjoy when hummingbirds come around! We also have a unique sand stone formations called rose rocks and the only other place on earth they form is Eygpt.
Hi so glad about your canna lilies. We all love them. Just Googles Rose Rock, it is beautiful, you are very privileged to have an amazing rock. Thanks for sharing as I had never heard about it. Thanks for following.
I have been referring back to your video multiple times. I will check your other videos soon. Your canna lillies look so beautiful. My canna lillies were looking beautiful but I sprayed them with need oil, lemon and water. Next day, the green were so burnt . Now the green is freckled with yellow spots. I need to get them to look pretty again.
Careful when spraying during the day. As the neem oil and lemon could be quite aggressive with high day time temperatures. Spray evening when the temperature drops. The freckled spots could be Rust which is a fungus that attacks the Canna leaves. Its like a powdery red brown coating. If possible take a sample of the leaf to your garden centre and get them to recommend a fungicide.
Thank you for guiding me thro what to do to overwinter my 1st Calla Lilly. It's summer right now but i want to be prepared for winter. it can get very cold here on the west coast of Canada.
Thanks for sharing Cynthia, I have been thinking about getting the younger kids involved in gardening, will figure it out how to do it. Thanks for the suggestion.
I live in the north east and brought a piece of my aunts plant up from Florida many years ago. I have it planted in the most sunny spot close to my house. In the fall we just cut back the dead plant and leave the root in the soil. It has come back year after year and continues to make babies!
I love listening to you talk😅😍 even tho I’ve watched your video already on Canna. I watch it all over again just to hear you talk🤗 great info! I mainly watch your canna stuff. Canna, Canna, Canna, I need more canna videos😍😍😍
We just planned Canna Lilies this year. I love them & so appreciate this video on how to care for them, especially storing them for the winter. Thank you so much
Thank you and also for following my channel. Once the Spring comes in check out my other episodes. I have covered more on the Canna Lily, plant care and blooming tips.
I planted some Canna Lilies close to 20 years ago and I do absolutely nothing to them except cutting them down level with the ground when the weather starts to get cold. The come up every spring and are blooming from middle to late May to late fall. They have multi-colored blooms (mostly orange and yellow). I will take your advice and remove the seed pods.😀
Greetings! So nice to know that you are in the Philippines. Next week I will be talking more on the Canna, we usually launch the episodes on Thursday, hope you watch the episode.
Canna are sensitive to frost and cold. However, if you live in a place where you dont get freeze or snow, if the temperature falls below 60 degrees fahrenheit, it's best to insulate the plant, by placing mulch over the area or if in containers covering them with a protective insulating sheath.
Cannas are quite resilient when planted properly. I live in zone 8Texas and even after the brutal winter we had a couple years ago, most cannas in the neighborhood came back up from the ground. I personally grow them in pots and again they are quite resilient. I never move mine unless I’m sharing or dividing the rhizomes.
I bought a pink one this year for my goldfish pond but it didn’t flower until I wised up and moved it to a sunnier location in a pot. Now it has increased its girth so I’m going to divide it before I store it for the winter. My thought is that I will create a fountain with a solar pump out in the front of my property with the canna lilies so the hummingbirds have a water source.
Great, informative video. I learned a thing or two about pruning cannas and you affirmed some things I already knew. It seems cannas do well in a variety of soil types. Yours are grown in sandy soil, while mine are grown in the clay soil of Ohio. It is so much easier to clean sandy soil from the rhizomes than the clay soil!
The seeds are ready when the turn black and if you touch them they fall off. It's easier to leave the seed pod to dry on the plant. Be patient and keep an eye on the seed pod as once ready the seeds could disperse.
Thanks for this... I've never really liked the Canna Lilly mainly because I find the leaves so messy..... but now I'm looking at them from a different perspective.....
Yes by removing some of the larger leaves it gives room for the younger stems to come up. Also if the cannas foliage is too dense it can lead to Rust a fungal infection. So it is also good to have some circulation. Good luck with your Canna, once it blooms you will be excited.
In far northern CA we have red clay soil., I'm growing canna lilies and calla lilies, they die out in winter and come.back in spring then flower in July and August
I live in Houston, TX. I don’t know of anyone who didn’t up canna for winter. Maybe because our winter is mild. We seldom get to freeze temps and if it does it’s only for 10 days or so. Cannas here come back every spring.
Hi Susan, thank you for your comment. Overwintering Cannas in pots can be done. You would need to remove the foilage down to soil level. You will then need to move the pot in a cool, dry area where the temperature does not fall below 40 degrees F. You could also uproot them and store.
Thank you so much for trying to help me. But I have to say when you were showing us exactly where to cut your arm was in the way I can't see exactly where to trim the dead flower off.
Hi, so sorry. Watch the Redsoil Gardener "Canna Lilies - Comprehensive Guidelines" In this episode I showed where to prune the flowers. Thanks for sharing.
Heyy can i remain my canna plant as it is for winter without removing its rizomes??.will my plant die in.winter?? Its a.new plant and producing pups.i dnt want to pluck it out and cut 😢
You can leave Cannas outside during winter if you live in an area that does not experience harsh winters. Seeing that its a new plant I would actually store it as seen in the video. Next season when you get more foliage and a spread of rhizomes, I would then leave some rhizomes in the soil and see how they manage.
If it snows where you live then you should definitely lift it and store inside for winter. Don't feel bad cutting them back, they will grow next spring!
I had Cannas for the first time last season. With everything I had going on I didn't do a proper storage. I just cut the stalks down to about inches from the dirt after they died down late November. They had several pups. I let the container sit outside for about a week and then moved them into my garage. We had a day or two in the 70's late December and they started sprouting again while in the dark and no water. They never stopped sprouting still in the dark garage with no water. I just pulled them out several weeks ago and divided them and repotted. It's looking like I will have blooms opening tomorrow March 25th. I'm in zone 8b.
I don't know what zone, but I'm in Kentucky (north central). It's the middle of Oct. and my cannas are still blooming. That may change next week as the weatherman says it's going to be more like Dec. BRRRRR!
Great Cannas love full sun and with climate change most plants are still blooming due to the height in temperature. Just enjoy! We had done an episode on overwinter storage. Protect your cannas as we do not know how the weather will change over winter.
Just bought my first cannas, thank you for your videos fantastic ( England) Can I ask you what part of the world you are in ? Our weather temperatures must be different, or don’t it matter what of the world canna grow?
Hello Miss. I have this Canna but I haven’t be able to fight a yellow rust on the leaves. I read it is a kind of fungus. Any advise how to eliminate this fungus. Thank you. I live in Orlando, Fl
Hi Norma, yes Cannas get the rust it is a fungus. I had them on the leaves and if left untouched it spreads to other plants. I got a fungicide and try to do it regularly as it keeps coming up.
Hi I heard that you mentioned sand. I've found my rhizomes are prone to rotting. Could you let me know the ratio of the ingredients in the compost please? You're so English. Where are you based please? Lovely to hear English English!
Hi, thank you for your comment with regards to my English. I come from and live in Nairobi, Kenya. Rhizomes do rot if the soil gets waterlogged. So over watering is one of the causes of root rot. To avoid this it important to have well drained soil. When mixing the soil, by using compost and river sand it will help with the drainage The ratio I use is 2:1:1 that is potting soil:riversand:compost. If the rhizome is not badly damaged, up root the plant and look for the healthy rhizome, spray the rhizome with a fungicide, just to eliminate the possibility of a fungal infection and then repot it in a well drained soil. it is
Hi Dee, thank you for following my channel. These buds are produced after the spent flower goes into seed production. If you let it dry out on the stalk and then pluck them you may find black seed which you could propagate.
Thank you for your quick response. It's my first time growing them I have 3 green and 3 purple, 3 in pots and 3 in the ground. Loving the journey so far. They are so beautiful. I appreciate you Alice🥰
Hi Patricia, the seed are black in colour and so it's difficult to know the colour of the flower. If you do try seed propagation its best to store the seeds of the individual containers and label them. Also note that if you have hybrid Cannas, starting Cannas from seed may not give you the same variety. In addition, when harvesting your seeds make sure that the seed pod has matured and has turned black and seeds inside are dry. You can then squeeze them out easily. The seeds are hard shelled, planting them directly into soil will not give you a success story. You would need to try to make an incision in the seed by filing down the hard shell until you see the white tissue but try not to damage the tissue. Once done soak the seeds and wait for the germination to take place. Then move them in a germination tray. Best to germinate in spring I hope this information is helpful
I have a question- when you store for winter, do you store all the cannas or just the babies? I do not have a green thumb but want to learn and just moved into a new home with cannas. They’re beautiful but struggling a bit and I want to nurse them back, not kill them. I can’t imagine digging them all out of the ground?
Hi Amanda, it all depends on your location. Cannas, generally can not survive harsh winters. In mild locations, Cannas can be left outside. I.e. in Us zone 8 to 10 However, north of zone 8 -10 one would have to dig them up in fall after the foliage has dried up and store them in a frost free environment. Where is your location?
I've planted cannas lily for the first time from the nursery which was in a green house environment to now the garden in April uk I've got the cannas bronze scarlet any tips how feeding and please do a video on musa basjoo banns tree
Hi Marco, thanks for following my channel. With Cannas I would use a slow releasing fertilizer 10:10;10 and use it twice to three times during the growing season. This will help with the blooming of the flowers. Also make sure that when planting your soil is a well drained soil, organically rich and moist and has aeration.
Hi, if your ground never freezes then you could leave the Cannas in the ground. The problem is if the ground freezes then the rhizome gets damaged and then you lose your plant.
Hi sorry for late response. Had travelled to the UK. In Kenya we have temperatures during the cold season average 21 degrees Celsius. and summer 28 degrees. In the northern hemisphere, as in the US they recommend zone s that are frost free Zone 7 - 10. However, in colder temperatures, zone 6 -2 they recommend over winter storage. in that uplift the m and store the Rhizomes. We have done an episode on over winter storage. if there are any further questions please feel feel to contact me.
@@redsoilgardener I am in zone 8b Washington State. 2 years ago I left all my cannas outside, we had a mild winter and they all came back beautiful. Last year we had a hard freeze and I lost all; including the extra 30 plus divisions I had potted up in late summer. Years back I did peat moss in lawn and leaf paper bags that you get at the hardware store, I ended up moving, fell behind with so many plants....my old place I had a green house and moved hundred of plants to our new location in early spring...which doesn't have a greenhouse. Had to have our new land surveyed $4,200 (Horrified) get permits wait for the health department to approve it, which after almost 2 years we finally got that phase approved last week. The city charged $668. just to the paperwork. Hoping to start the foundation work soon. I only bring this up because my previous greenhouse was small 8ft x 10ft. and I didn't need any permits, the only cost was materials and we built ourselves, but if you go larger like I did you may need to go through a lot of hoops, hassles and fees. The one we are submitting is 13ft x 20ft. ---- due to the size is why we need the permits, health department code here has to be 14 ft from any sewer lines. Sharing this tidbit for those considering a greenhouse. love your presentation, looking forward to checking out your channel.
Hi, with slugs I once used ground coffee around my plant and it appeared to work. With Caterpillars I do flick them off, however, when I did get a sever attack on my Clivia plant I did apply a product for crawling and chewing insects.
Cindy we are more or less bang on the equator, so we get two rainy seasons and in between is our hot season like now, 26 degrees C. This is the blooming season, all the plants are in full glory
@@redsoilgardener Some years ago, I saw a broadcast by a Master Gardner and he said plants need glucose and so he concocted his own feeding brew with sugar in it. he also used Epson's salts because it has Magnesium in it.
@@redsoilgardener I saw a tv show where a Gardner He created his own concoction- he said plants need Glucose. I tried it myself some years ago and it made my plants perk up especially the ones that were wilted
Love to hear those birds calling while you were separating the cannas
I do have a lot of birds as I have bird feeders all over the garden. Glad you enjoyed the birds
Thank you. I have searched far and wide for Canna information, and you are by far the best. Bless you.
Bless you Dee, that very encouraging. Thank you for following my channel much appreciated.
Wowzerz !! Remember the kid in high school with the 4.0 average, who went ahead and did extra point projects just for the fun of it? This is her when she got all grown up (Grin).
I love what i do
Whyyyyyyýyyyyyyýyyyyýyyýyyyýyýyyyyyyýyyyyyyyy are you growing canna lillies 🙄
BC growing flowers and attending to them is a great stress reliever and relaxing. I do it too.
This is great information about the Canna Lillies. I enjoyed how you explained the pruning process and how you have to make room for the baby to sprout out and grow. I made try to grow
this plant this year. You did a wonderful job of teaching me what I need to know. Thank you very much.
Thank you so much for the encouragement.
Awesome. I felt a Julia Childs vibe while watching video. I meant that as a compliment. Here in NY , we probably have about 3 more weeks before first frost. I have my peat moss ready for winter preparation for my beautiful Cannas.
Thank you for the compliment, good luck with your Cannas, remember to keep them moist free.
Indeed I felt the same vibe...😍
I have that exact problem, thank you I didn't know I could cut leaves.
Glad I could help!
Your garden is beautiful! The background sounds so pretty! Thanks for all the information! You remind me of my momma❤
Thank you for the compliment.
The canna Lillie’s are in bloom darling! ❤
Andrew sorry for the late response. Canna Blooms so exciting, enjoy the blooms and don't forget to deadhead the spent flowers.
I love how informative your videos are! I recently purchased a banana tree, is there any way you could do a video on propagation and care for banana trees?
Thanks yes let me see how to fit it in ....
Wow!!!! This lady is amazing!!!!
Sergio thank you so much for following our channel.
So happy I found you. Been growing canna lilies for 2 years on my own , just trial and error. You have the best information, and easy to understand info ,I have found. I now know I can store my bulbs ,for next year. I lost several last year due to leaving them in ground in zone 6a. They froze.
That's great Betty and thanks for following our channel.
Great video! Looking forward to growing some this spring. Thank you for taking the time to give us so much information.
Thank you for the support.
I’m zone 7B! NC and they come back each year without moving them!! I love your information!! Blessings
Hey Linda, thank you and sending love from Kenya.
I'm in Zone 8B (W. Washington) and less than half of mine come back. I think it's more to do with the cruddy 'soil' I planted them in. It's very clay-ey, so their drainage isn't very good.
Just now watching this - your presentation is so professional! Lovely voice, great info, nice music - perfection🎉! REALLY needed this, renting house w/lovely cannas and did not know how to care for them😂❤!! In Central Texas - will leave in the ground.
Glad you enjoyed it! All the best in your new home and Happy Gardening.
@redsoilgardener Thk you!!
Loved this! Thank you. I straight away went to clip my spent blooms from the cannas I’m growing in pots. I have been wondering how to store my rhizomes after the season. Also enjoyed the sound of birds.
I have been seeing people plant cannas in containers for their water garden or pond.
Thank you. Yes there are Cannas that grow in ponds ask at the garden centre.
I've had success many years storing my canna rhizomes in my cool garage. Last year I decided to put them in my basement and unknowingly sat them right beside the dehumidifier. Forgot to check on them thinking they would be fine. They absolutely desiccated and shriveled. I was so upset. Luckily I i had given some to several friends back in the Fall and they were generous enough to gift some back to me. So I'll start again this year and do a better job with them - back in my garage!
Good luck with the overwinter storage. Sorry to learn that you lost your cannas. Great that you have them in your garage.
Awesome information on blooming and storage 🤩 Thanks for sharing!
I Thank you for following my channel. It gives me a lot of encouragment.
Please show more of the actual cutting process and how to replant more up close. Thank you
Hi Natalie, check out on of my previous episode on the Canna plant "Beginners Guide to Canna Lily propagation/dividing the tubers." It gives a comprehensive guide on division of the Rhizomes.
This was the perfect video for me! I am just about to pull my Cannas for the winter and was wondering what to do! Thank you for this great video! I will follow all your instructions! I am wondering what kind of birds I could hear in the background!
I have so many different birds, mostly weavers, sunbirds, fire finch. The hide in the bushes in front of my kitchen, that where I have their bird feed. Am glad you enjoyed the episode
Thanks for that now I know what by I lost all my rhizomes last year, i didn’t dry them out properly xx
So sorry about loosing your rhizomes! It is very important to dry out your rhizomes when overwintering. once you remove the foliage, leave the rhizomes out to completely dry. If they are not dry the rhizomes will suffer root rot and mold.
So sorry for that! Sending lots of good wishes from Kenya.
Wonderful video! My yellow cannas don't produce seeds. I've never pruned my yellow cannas, but I did today! And trimmed some of the larger leaves. I'm blessed to live in a warmer climate in NC. I've never had to store my cannas. They always grow back!
Yes some Cannas dont produce seeds, but the great thing is propagation using the rhizome works faster. Enjoy your Cannas, we all love them and their colours! Thank you for following my channel.
Great tips, I just started dealing with Cannas on accident. Saw one growing in the yard of our new place very small and decided it was somthing I didn't want to cut. I think my variety is Indica. The flowers are small and slender. I harvested over 150 seeds so far from it.
Hi sorry for the late response, I travelled. I love the Indica cannas, i find them so delicate. Let me know how it goes with the seed propagation.
Great video! I'm going to be getting my first Cana's tommorow. Thanks for explaining everything so thoroughly 😊.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow, My best friend, OMG! So wonderful! I really love this! Thank you so much!
Thank you and glad you found it helpful.
I just germinated one and your explanation was the best I could find! Thank you
That's great and than you!
Thanks for your tips on how to care for the canna lillies ❤
Thank you for following our episodes. I am releasing an all in one on Cannas next wekk Thursday as I have received a lot of queries on blooming, soil etc. Hope you get a chance to watch.
Good to come back for Canna care review.
Thank you Mark.
Cant tell if you're saying calla or canna but i can see you know what you're talking about 😊thank you 😊
Hi Bobbie it Canna lilies. Sometimes I do talk so fast and so it may have sounded like Calla Lilies. Do check out my Redsoil Gardener channel on the "Arum lily and the Calla Lily - Easy propagation by division'
In Oklahoma we have some red dirt also! A few years ago a landscaper asked me if I wanted some canna bulbs he was going to dispose of. Now I have some growing in my yard and enjoy when hummingbirds come around! We also have a unique sand stone formations called rose rocks and the only other place on earth they form is Eygpt.
Hi so glad about your canna lilies. We all love them. Just Googles Rose Rock, it is beautiful, you are very privileged to have an amazing rock. Thanks for sharing as I had never heard about it.
Thanks for following.
I have been referring back to your video multiple times. I will check your other videos soon. Your canna lillies look so beautiful. My canna lillies were looking beautiful but I sprayed them with need oil, lemon and water. Next day, the green were so burnt . Now the green is freckled with yellow spots. I need to get them to look pretty again.
Careful when spraying during the day. As the neem oil and lemon could be quite aggressive with high day time temperatures. Spray evening when the temperature drops. The freckled spots could be Rust which is a fungus that attacks the Canna leaves. Its like a powdery red brown coating. If possible take a sample of the leaf to your garden centre and get them to recommend a fungicide.
@@redsoilgardener thank you for the advice. 😊
This is my first season experimenting Canas. Thank you for so much guidance!
Great they are such beautiful plants and will give you alot of joy.
I'm in Illinois and the Weather here is Treacherous sooooo know I know how to store me Tropical Cannas😊😊😊Thank You Ma'am..
You are so welcome Jose. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for guiding me thro what to do to overwinter my 1st Calla Lilly. It's summer right now but i want to be prepared for winter. it can get very cold here on the west coast of Canada.
Hey Jessie, sorry for late response, good luck with the Canna and glad I was helpful.
Love seeing the beauty out of Nairobi .. .love all this nature & the voice is amazing.... It would be great to get the Younger ones involved 🙋🙋🙋USA
Thanks for sharing Cynthia, I have been thinking about getting the younger kids involved in gardening, will figure it out how to do it. Thanks for the suggestion.
I live in the north east and brought a piece of my aunts plant up from Florida many years ago. I have it planted in the most sunny spot close to my house. In the fall we just cut back the dead plant and leave the root in the soil. It has come back year after year and continues to make babies!
I am glad that you too are a Canna lover. I think, once one gets to understand the Canna plant, they actually are an easy, low maintence plant.
@@redsoilgardener it was actually nice to watch how you cut off the dead flowers. Very helpful! Thank you!
I love listening to you talk😅😍 even tho I’ve watched your video already on Canna. I watch it all over again just to hear you talk🤗 great info! I mainly watch your canna stuff. Canna, Canna, Canna, I need more canna videos😍😍😍
Hi, Yes we love our Cannas, such beautiful plants. Thanks for watching. Sending love from Kenya.
You are awesome! What a wonderful video!!
Thank you so much!
Wow I wish I watch your show last year so I list a lot of babies- not this year thank you so much for sharing❤😊
I meant lost a lot of babies
So sorry for that. If you have any issues please feel free to DM on Instagram or here on UA-cam will always assist. Happy gardening
We just planned Canna Lilies this year. I love them & so appreciate this video on how to care for them, especially storing them for the winter. Thank you so much
Thank you and also for following my channel.
Once the Spring comes in check out my other episodes. I have covered more on the Canna Lily, plant care and blooming tips.
I planted some Canna Lilies close to 20 years ago and I do absolutely nothing to them except cutting them down level with the ground when the weather starts to get cold. The come up every spring and are blooming from middle to late May to late fall. They have multi-colored blooms (mostly orange and yellow). I will take your advice and remove the seed pods.😀
Thank you for sharing.
I'm guessing your winters are fairly mild? I am just starting with cannas, in zone 5. What zone are you in?
Great detailed information, I really appreciate your teaching style.
You are very welcome thank you so much your comment is so encouraging.
AMAZING VIDEO! THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH! EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED/ NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CANNA LILY! WILL SUBSCRIBE!
Thank you for subscribing . So glad that you found the episode helpful. Happy Gardening!
My daughter has just started growing these beautiful cannas.
I have shared your tips with her.
Thank you for sharing ❤️👏🏾❤️💐
Great as I always encourage children to get into gardening. Let me know if she has any questions, always here to assist. Happy gardening.
@@redsoilgardener ok I will thank you💐
Thank u! Great video! Beautiful cannas!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
That was helpful. I store my Colocasia/Elephant Ears in a similar way. Next season I may have to grow some Cannas and store them over Winter.❤
Sounds great! And happy gardening thank you for following.
OMG Great video. I definitely subscribed!!!
Thank you dear, do watch my "Comprehensive guildline on the Canna lilly." I launched it about two weeks ago
My neighbor stored hers in kitty litter which I was skeptical, but it worked, the next Summer she had beautiful cannas.
Wow! So innovative! The things we do to save our Canna. Thanks for sharing, very impressed.
I ❤ this video! I learned so much! It was very thorough! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Happy Gardening.
What a lovely video! Also, you’re garden area looks amazing . Thanks for the video. You all did a lovely job.
Thanks Audrianna
Ty so much! My first fall with them💕💕
Hi Donna, happy gardening anfd enjoy your Cannas.
Thanks for sharing about canna lily my friend..your new Friend here watching from Philippines..Boy Dahon
Greetings! So nice to know that you are in the Philippines. Next week I will be talking more on the Canna, we usually launch the episodes on Thursday, hope you watch the episode.
What if i live in a place that doesn't freeze or snow? Would I still need to uproot them during the winter?
Canna are sensitive to frost and cold. However, if you live in a place where you dont get freeze or snow, if the temperature falls below 60 degrees fahrenheit, it's best to insulate the plant, by placing mulch over the area or if in containers covering them with a protective insulating sheath.
Cannas are quite resilient when planted properly. I live in zone 8Texas and even after the brutal winter we had a couple years ago, most cannas in the neighborhood came back up from the ground. I personally grow them in pots and again they are quite resilient. I never move mine unless I’m sharing or dividing the rhizomes.
I bought a pink one this year for my goldfish pond but it didn’t flower until I wised up and moved it to a sunnier location in a pot. Now it has increased its girth so I’m going to divide it before I store it for the winter. My thought is that I will create a fountain with a solar pump out in the front of my property with the canna lilies so the hummingbirds have a water source.
That sounds so special, i love the thought. Good luck with our beautiful Cannas. May be when you do create the pond you could share a photo. Lovely!
Great, informative video. I learned a thing or two about pruning cannas and you affirmed some things I already knew. It seems cannas do well in a variety of soil types. Yours are grown in sandy soil, while mine are grown in the clay soil of Ohio. It is so much easier to clean sandy soil from the rhizomes than the clay soil!
The seeds are ready when the turn black and if you touch them they fall off. It's easier to leave the seed pod to dry on the plant. Be patient and keep an eye on the seed pod as once ready the seeds could disperse.
When in the Spring, do we bring them out of the basement? Absolutely LOVE your channel. I live in northern Alberta. 😊💕
Shelley after the last frost/ freeze. Cannas have rhizomes and they are sensitive and can get damaged if attacked by frost or freeze.
Nice! I used to do that the same way as you!..You just refreshed my memory now with my "balcony" garden in MI. Thank you
That's great thanks for following our channel.
Thanks for this... I've never really liked the Canna Lilly mainly because I find the leaves so messy..... but now I'm looking at them from a different perspective.....
Yes by removing some of the larger leaves it gives room for the younger stems to come up. Also if the cannas foliage is too dense it can lead to Rust a fungal infection. So it is also good to have some circulation. Good luck with your Canna, once it blooms you will be excited.
Very thorough and beautifully explained. Thank yoy very much. I've just subbed
Thank you Isabelle, very encouraging and grateful.
Thank you for this valuable information 😊
My pleasure 😊 Lisa
You did a great job with your canna lilly video thank you
Thank you Elizabeth, that is very encouraging.
In far northern CA we have red clay soil., I'm growing canna lilies and calla lilies, they die out in winter and come.back in spring then flower in July and August
Thanks for sharing Barbara. Hope you have a great summer and enjoy your Canna and Calla lilies.
I live in Houston, TX. I don’t know of anyone who didn’t up canna for winter. Maybe because our winter is mild. We seldom get to freeze temps and if it does it’s only for 10 days or so. Cannas here come back every spring.
Thank you for sharing. Here in Kenya the Cannas flower all year round. So beautiful.
Thank you for a through explanation I just bought my first baby Canna
Hi Ina enjoy your baby Canna, sending much joy.
i love her flow!
Thank you
awesome tutorial .. thanks so much!
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Love your video, very clear and concise!
I have seen videos showing over wintering cannas in pots, what are your thoughts about that method?
Hi Susan, thank you for your comment.
Overwintering Cannas in pots can be done. You would need to remove the foilage down to soil level. You will then need to move the pot in a cool, dry area where the temperature does not fall below 40 degrees F.
You could also uproot them and store.
Just subscribed. I have the cleopatras and I need to know about this. Very informative. Thank you
Thank you Jacqueline for subscribing, enjoy your lovely Canna plant.
Thank you…this was a great video…very helpful!
Thank you, happy you found it useful.
Thank you so much for trying to help me. But I have to say when you were showing us exactly where to cut your arm was in the way I can't see exactly where to trim the dead flower off.
Hi, so sorry. Watch the Redsoil Gardener "Canna Lilies - Comprehensive Guidelines" In this episode I showed where to prune the flowers. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I love your bracelet too.
Thank you for your comment. Thank you for following.
great video thanks, I have the best luck keeping it as a house plant....
Well done, thanks for sharing.
Well explained, thank you
Thank you and for following my channel. Happy gardening!
Very interesting video! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a great video.
Thank you glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you Very classy lady
Thank you for your lovely comment, nice!
Heyy can i remain my canna plant as it is for winter without removing its rizomes??.will my plant die in.winter??
Its a.new plant and producing pups.i dnt want to pluck it out and cut 😢
You can leave Cannas outside during winter if you live in an area that does not experience harsh winters. Seeing that its a new plant I would actually store it as seen in the video. Next season when you get more foliage and a spread of rhizomes, I would then leave some rhizomes in the soil and see how they manage.
If it snows where you live then you should definitely lift it and store inside for winter. Don't feel bad cutting them back, they will grow next spring!
@@trulymeparker no it do not snow here.so now can i keep it as intact?
I had Cannas for the first time last season. With everything I had going on I didn't do a proper storage. I just cut the stalks down to about inches from the dirt after they died down late November. They had several pups. I let the container sit outside for about a week and then moved them into my garage. We had a day or two in the 70's late December and they started sprouting again while in the dark and no water. They never stopped sprouting still in the dark garage with no water. I just pulled them out several weeks ago and divided them and repotted. It's looking like I will have blooms opening tomorrow March 25th. I'm in zone 8b.
I don't know what zone, but I'm in Kentucky (north central). It's the middle of Oct. and my cannas are still blooming. That may change next week as the weatherman says it's going to be more like Dec. BRRRRR!
Great Cannas love full sun and with climate change most plants are still blooming due to the height in temperature. Just enjoy! We had done an episode on overwinter storage. Protect your cannas as we do not know how the weather will change over winter.
Awesome
Thank you so much!
Just bought my first cannas, thank you for your videos fantastic ( England)
Can I ask you what part of the world you are in ? Our weather temperatures must be different, or don’t it matter what of the world canna grow?
Glad it was useful. I live in Kenya, Nairobi. we are close to the equator and 1,800m above sea level.
Great information thank you for sharing 😀
Thank you and always a pleasure
Hello Miss. I have this Canna but I haven’t be able to fight a yellow rust on the leaves. I read it is a kind of fungus. Any advise how to eliminate this fungus. Thank you. I live in Orlando, Fl
Hi Norma, yes Cannas get the rust it is a fungus. I had them on the leaves and if left untouched it spreads to other plants. I got a fungicide and try to do it regularly as it keeps coming up.
@@redsoilgardener thanks for your answer. Can you share any specific name of fungicide.
Hi I heard that you mentioned sand. I've found my rhizomes are prone to rotting. Could you let me know the ratio of the ingredients in the compost please? You're so English. Where are you based please? Lovely to hear English English!
Hi, thank you for your comment with regards to my English. I come from and live in Nairobi, Kenya.
Rhizomes do rot if the soil gets waterlogged. So over watering is one of the causes of root rot. To avoid this it important to have well drained soil. When mixing the soil, by using compost and river sand it will help with the drainage
The ratio I use is 2:1:1 that is potting soil:riversand:compost.
If the rhizome is not badly damaged, up root the plant and look for the healthy rhizome, spray the rhizome with a fungicide, just to eliminate the possibility of a fungal infection and then repot it in a well drained soil. it is
Very informative, Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Me gusto mucho su explicación muchas gracias
Thank you Maria
I have small cannas.I live in northern pa. I keep them in a pot.can I bring them inside during the winter?
Yes I'm in MI I bring them inside every year elephant ears too
Yes you can bring them indoor, cut the foliage back and stop watering and place in a dry and cool area such as your basement.
Thank you for sharing
Alice thank you for all this info. I have a stem/stalk on my purple canna and it has these raspberry looking buds on it, what do I do with it?
Hi Dee, thank you for following my channel.
These buds are produced after the spent flower goes into seed production. If you let it dry out on the stalk and then pluck them you may find black seed which you could propagate.
Thank you for your quick response. It's my first time growing them I have 3 green and 3 purple, 3 in pots and 3 in the ground. Loving the journey so far. They are so beautiful. I appreciate you Alice🥰
This was a very informative video. My one concern is the use of vermiculite as it has been known to sometimes contain asbestos.
Thank you Chris for that information. Much appreciated. Thank you for following my channel.
How do you know what colors will come from seeds.
Hi Patricia, the seed are black in colour and so it's difficult to know the colour of the flower. If you do try seed propagation its best to store the seeds of the individual containers and label them. Also note that if you have hybrid Cannas, starting Cannas from seed may not give you the same variety.
In addition, when harvesting your seeds make sure that the seed pod has matured and has turned black and seeds inside are dry. You can then squeeze them out easily.
The seeds are hard shelled, planting them directly into soil will not give you a success story. You would need to try to make an incision in the seed by filing down the hard shell until you see the white tissue but try not to damage the tissue. Once done soak the seeds and wait for the germination to take place. Then move them in a germination tray. Best to germinate in spring
I hope this information is helpful
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I have a question- when you store for winter, do you store all the cannas or just the babies? I do not have a green thumb but want to learn and just moved into a new home with cannas. They’re beautiful but struggling a bit and I want to nurse them back, not kill them. I can’t imagine digging them all out of the ground?
Hi Amanda, it all depends on your location. Cannas, generally can not survive harsh winters.
In mild locations, Cannas can be left outside. I.e. in Us zone 8 to 10
However, north of zone 8 -10 one would have to dig them up in fall after the foliage has dried up and store them in a frost free environment.
Where is your location?
I've planted cannas lily for the first time from the nursery which was in a green house environment to now the garden in April uk I've got the cannas bronze scarlet any tips how feeding and please do a video on musa basjoo banns tree
Hi Marco, thanks for following my channel. With Cannas I would use a slow releasing fertilizer 10:10;10 and use it twice to three times during the growing season. This will help with the blooming of the flowers. Also make sure that when planting your soil is a well drained soil, organically rich and moist and has aeration.
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Can you not leave them in the ground in south Carolina
Hi, if your ground never freezes then you could leave the Cannas in the ground. The problem is if the ground freezes then the rhizome gets damaged and then you lose your plant.
Loved it thank you
Hi Glad you liked it. Two weeks ago i did a more comprehensive guideline on Canna. Check it out.
Thank you for this very helpful video. Just starting with cannas. What zone are you in?
Hi sorry for late response. Had travelled to the UK. In Kenya we have temperatures during the cold season average 21 degrees Celsius. and summer 28 degrees.
In the northern hemisphere, as in the US they recommend zone s that are frost free Zone 7 - 10. However, in colder temperatures, zone 6 -2 they recommend over winter storage. in that uplift the m and store the Rhizomes.
We have done an episode on over winter storage. if there are any further questions please feel feel to contact me.
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I am in zone 8b Washington State. 2 years ago I left all my cannas outside, we had a mild winter and they all came back beautiful. Last year we had a hard freeze and I lost all; including the extra 30 plus divisions I had potted up in late summer.
Years back I did peat moss in lawn and leaf paper bags that you get at the hardware store, I ended up moving, fell behind with so many plants....my old place I had a green house and moved hundred of plants to our new location in early spring...which doesn't have a greenhouse.
Had to have our new land surveyed $4,200 (Horrified) get permits wait for the health department to approve it, which after almost 2 years we finally got that phase approved last week. The city charged $668. just to the paperwork. Hoping to start the foundation work soon.
I only bring this up because my previous greenhouse was small 8ft x 10ft. and I didn't need any permits, the only cost was materials and we built ourselves, but if you go larger like I did you may need to go through a lot of hoops, hassles and fees. The one we are submitting is 13ft x 20ft. ---- due to the size is why we need the permits, health department code here has to be 14 ft from any sewer lines. Sharing this tidbit for those considering a greenhouse.
love your presentation, looking forward to checking out your channel.
What do you do to deal with slugs/caterpillars/beetles? Is there a certain product you use? Thank you - this is a great and very informative video!
Hi, with slugs I once used ground coffee around my plant and it appeared to work. With Caterpillars I do flick them off, however, when I did get a sever attack on my Clivia plant I did apply a product for crawling and chewing insects.
A dish of beer for slugs. They will drown in it.
Thank you.
You're welcome! Thank you for following my channel means a lot.
@@redsoilgardener My pleasure. You are a lovely, elegant woman and we share an interest in gardening and tropical plants.
Do you get frost and winter in Kenya?
Cindy we are more or less bang on the equator, so we get two rainy seasons and in between is our hot season like now, 26 degrees C. This is the blooming season, all the plants are in full glory
What is your opinion on using sugar water for cannas
Hi I have never tried sugar water. Please expand on the use of sugar water, am curious.
@@redsoilgardener Some years ago, I saw a broadcast by a Master Gardner and he said plants need glucose and so he concocted his own feeding brew with sugar in it. he also used Epson's salts because it has Magnesium in it.
@@redsoilgardener I saw a tv show where a Gardner He created his own concoction- he said plants need Glucose. I tried it myself some years ago and it made my plants perk up especially the ones that were wilted
I dilute aloe Vera hand wash and spray on my canna leaves, it gets rid of caterpillars and slugs, my leaves never get tatty
Diane, thank you so much for sharing, will definitely try it out and also share the recipe
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