That was a great video. Your Cannas are beautiful as is your whole yard and garden. Thanks

Nice video, last year it was the first time i try'd to gro canna's from seed, and it was a greet succes! Almost al the seeds became plants with beautiful flowers! And the end of the year i cut down the leaves and brought the pots with the rizhomes to a cold and dark garage where the temperature was just above freezing temperature and left them their until spring, most of them survived winter, i divided them in pots with new ground and at this moment some of them started to bloom again, the plants are about half the size of last year because of the wet and cold weather in spring and begin of the summer but i love it that the are blooming again. I live in the Netherlands and Canna's are the plants i love the most, i have 3 colours, red, pink and red.

You might be able to overwinter your canna rhizomes in the garage (or somewhere warmer inside), attic, basement, etc., by digging them up, chopping the foliage off, at the end of the growing season. Then just store them in cardboard boxes filled with sawdust, straw, hay, or some other lightweight but insulating material. Doesn’t have to be organic, either. Don’t use like, sand or anything, lol. Actually a great substitute for overwintering tubers and bulbs is LECA (clay balls) or organic clay kitty litter, as they both absorb excess moisture and act as natural disinfectants. You can also dust the tubers with sulfur powder to better preserve them while they "hibernate". And that also acts as an antifungal and antibacterial, plus other benefits. I say dig them up and wrap them in this way, rather than leaving them in their soil, in the pot. Airflow is important, hence why sawdust or straw seems to be the best material. Even wrapping the rhizomes in just plain newspaper is good. That often helps preserve them. Leaving them in the soil does seem easy, but the soil becomes heavy over the winter, and compacted somewhat. This reduces airflow, thus contributing to rot. Add the colder temps to that and they likely won’t make it. I know it’s extra work to dig them up or whatever, but it can be done!

I also live in zone 5b and grow all of mine in containers. I do leave mine in pots in my garage which gets down to about 35 at the coldest. I let the pots fully dry, then wrap the pots in bubble pack and brown paper (so they don't get any light). I never do anything to them all winter. I unwrap the pots and put them out on April 1 and start watering and fertilizing them. They go outside during the day and back in the garage at night until the end of May when it's safe for them to stay out 24/7. Cannas for us require special care so I consider them a labor of love.

That's most beautiful cannas i ever saw! 😍

I got mine for a dollar at Lowe's on clearance, made it through winter, I'm coastal NC now huge big and beautiful

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🙏🏽 another great video with excellent advice 👍🏽 thank you 🙏🏽

Newly retired, decided to switch planter boxes to tropical. Had palms, found green & red bananas, giant bird/paradise, bromeliads. Finally discovered cordylines and cannas that can take SoCal full sun…bulb orders next spring, should be some fun😅

Holy moly this was a great video! Thank yiu!

Videos are always great thanks!

I especially you like Tropicana varieties… Gorgeous

Looking forward to the canna Lilly, elephant ears and banana plant winter storage methods you share. 🌺💚🙃

Thank you Cutie! Very informative video! 🌺💚🙃

Thank you for the video, full of personal insight and really appreciated

Your videos are so informative...love them!!! I also love cannas and garden in zone 5b. I started some from seed for the first time last winter. I can't wait to do it again...just need to start sooner so they can grow to their full potential.

I use your method also. It works for me too.

I will try container planting my cannas next year. I love the growth on yours. Mine never get that tall and full. But, I'll have to start from scratch. I have no luck trying to overwinter mine indoors.

It’s amazing how some people I know think that I shouldn’t grow Cannas… Because they’re not “native plants” … when I garden I like to mix whatever looks nice in my garden … People say oh I want to only plant local and only eat local… But if you live in the north and you get an orange ..”I’ll eat that”… And they don’t even think that it’s non-native to this area and has to travel from someplace like California or Florida before it gets into our mouth…😂

Yes those tall ones are Canna Musifolia no mistake they can get to 10’ tall. Curious I’m assuming yours got full sun cause it looked like they had afternoon shade. Nice job with these great overwintering. As you asked you should cut the bloom to get more blooms. I live in panhandle if Florida zone 9A and able to keep mine in ground overwinter

I’m zone 7 and mine are taking over my yard growing outward and not on fence line

I need those elephant ears !

Still learning about cannas. I FINALLY decided to buy fertilizer. I saw online, before finding your videos, that 10-10-10 was recommended. Do you agree? I know you use fish emulsion, as well as other fertilizers. Does the 10-10-10 work? Thanks so much!

Also I THINK that I’m going to TRY and find all of the unusual cannas to grow next year! The problem with mail ordering them is when I need to get them started there’s a huge chance that the tubers will freeze in the mail. When the companies send them out it’s almost too late to start them indoors 😢oh well I’ll figure it out maybe. 🌺💚🙃

Beautifully designed. How many Cannas do you plant in a flower pot for outdoors. How do you determine the distance and depth. I ordered the red Presidents canna. First time planting.

Have you ever cut the plant back and tried keeping it in a pot over the winter? I'm in zone 5A, wondering if that will work for me.

I also live in 5B Washington dc. I will be planting in my yard as well. Given my zone location, do I dig them up or leave in ground. As mentioned, I'm new at this. Your video inspire me. TYSM ❤

I think that I’m going to try an find some banana cannas next year! 🌺💚🙃

I want to mix my canna lilys in with my sunflowers I live in Illinois n plan to put them in the ground

I am so jealous of your beautiful cannas. I live in Atlanta and have dealt with awful leaf roller infestations on my cannas. Do you have pest issues with your cannas and how do you treat them? Thanks

Large plant containers are soooo expensive in the spring!

What fertilizer do you recommend?

I know nothing about zones! I live in zone 8. Can I grow Canna Lillie's? Please 🎉

What always impresses me photos of “Stuttgart” variety of Canna … but whenever I’ve ordered them, they always are disappointing… The rhizomes don’t look good and they never grow like they’re supposed to… Oh well