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Thank you so much for the encouragement.

Thank you for the compliment, good luck with your Cannas, remember to keep them moist free.

Indeed I felt the same vibe...😍

Thank you for the compliment.

Thank you for the support.

Hey Linda, thank you and sending love from Kenya.

Glad it was helpful!

Great they are such beautiful plants and will give you alot of joy.

Sergio thank you so much for following our channel.

That's great thanks for following our channel.

I Thank you for following my channel. It gives me a lot of encouragment.

Thank you. Yes there are Cannas that grow in ponds ask at the garden centre.

Bless you Dee, that very encouraging. Thank you for following my channel much appreciated.

Glad it was helpful! Happy Gardening.

Thank you Mark.

Thanks yes let me see how to fit it in ....

Thank you

Thank you Elizabeth, that is very encouraging.

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.

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.

That's great and than you!

I do have a lot of birds as I have bird feeders all over the garden. Glad you enjoyed the birds

Thanks Audrianna

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.

Thank you dear, do watch my "Comprehensive guildline on the Canna lilly." I launched it about two weeks ago

Thank you and glad you found it helpful.

I love what you shared. It's so heartwarming to know like me you are addicted to propagation and experimenting. Most of the plants I have in my garden I have propagated and also those I dont understand I experiment until I get it right. Sending Love and keep enjoying gardening>

Hi, Yes we love our Cannas, such beautiful plants. Thanks for watching. Sending love from Kenya.

Thank you, happy you found it useful.

That's great Betty and thanks for following our channel.

Thank you Isabelle, very encouraging and grateful.

Thank you for your comment. Thank you for following.

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.

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

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.

Good luck with the overwinter storage. Sorry to learn that you lost your cannas. Great that you have them in your garage.

Thank you Maria

You are very welcome thank you so much your comment is so encouraging.

Sounds great! And happy gardening thank you for following.

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.

Hey Jessie, sorry for late response, good luck with the Canna and glad I was helpful.

My pleasure 😊 Lisa

Well done, thanks for sharing.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Ina enjoy your baby Canna, sending much joy.

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.

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💐

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.

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.

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. 😊

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You are so welcome Jose. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you Jacqueline for subscribing, enjoy your lovely Canna plant.

Thank you and for following my channel. Happy gardening!

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.

Thank you and always a pleasure

Thank you glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Glad you liked it. Two weeks ago i did a more comprehensive guideline on Canna. Check it out.

Glad it was helpful!

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!

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'

Thank you so much!

Thank you for following our channel.

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!

Shelley after the last frost/ freeze. Cannas have rhizomes and they are sensitive and can get damaged if attacked by frost or freeze.

Thank you Chris for that information. Much appreciated. Thank you for following my channel.

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?

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🥰

You're welcome

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.

Thanks for sharing Barbara. Hope you have a great summer and enjoy your Canna and Calla lilies.

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.

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Glad it was useful. I live in Kenya, Nairobi. we are close to the equator and 1,800m above sea level.

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.

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.

A dish of beer for slugs. They will drown in it.

Hi, so sorry. Watch the Redsoil Gardener "Canna Lilies - Comprehensive Guidelines" In this episode I showed where to prune the flowers. Thanks for sharing.

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 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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Asante Sana!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Sorry for late response. What I have found is the drooping of the stamen could be result of either overwatering or not enough water. Check your soil if it drains and if the soil is moist then take a pause. Once a week watering is good for Cannas, and can increase the watering schedule if its a really hot summer. Secondly, check the foliage under the Canna. If there is too much foliage most probably the water is draining from the leaves and not getting to the roots. With a result its under watering. So try to remove some of the foliage and try to water your Canna close to the root. I hope this has helped keep me posted.

@@redsoilgardener thank you. The stamen was limp but it still bloomed.. . The plant is in a place where it grew taller than any of the other canna plants. This plant is nearly 9 to 10 feet tall. . Thank you for the advice and I made sure that the roots of my cannas are soaked. It is very warm here in the United States deep sooth

disculpas por la respuesta tardía. Me encanta el lirio Canna y gracias por seguir mi canal.

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

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

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Diane, thank you so much for sharing, will definitely try it out and also share the recipe

Hi Linda thanks for asking. During the growth season I would clean up the foliage under the Cannas. In this way you allow the new shoots to find their way up. Pruning under the canna will also prevent Canna Rust as they thrive in humid conditions. And if you have too much foliage you may get an attack. So as you walk through your Canna garden keep that in mind. However, major pruning for over winter preparation. Where you cut down to the Rhizome and store.

Yes you can use peat moss , as it will slow the loss of moisture from the Rhizomes

Sorry for late response, thank you for sharing.

Thanks for your interest. Unfortunately export of plants from Kenya is a difficult process.

Wow thanks for sharing will definitely try that and keep you posted.

I am Kenyan and live in Nairobi.

@@redsoilgardener ahhhh hence why you have no slug damage!

Precioso color de flor de canna rojo anaranjado.