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Every year I use cannas to help fill the vertical space along the garage wall. (It will take time for the pencil holly (Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil') that I planted last October to grow tall enough to help fill the space. )
I try to get the rhizomes planted at the beginning of May. They take a few weeks to come up. I’m late but I finally got them planted this week.
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After being stored in peat moss since last October and kept in a cool garage to keep them from freezing, the rhizomes were in good condition. I cut some of the larger ones in half making sure there were at least 2 eyes on each piece. I cut off a few dried parts. I dug holes between the existing plants and plopped them in – eyes up - and that was it.
I try to get the rhizomes planted at the beginning of May. They take a few weeks to come up. I’m late but I finally got them planted this week.
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After being stored in peat moss since last October and kept in a cool garage to keep them from freezing, the rhizomes were in good condition. I cut some of the larger ones in half making sure there were at least 2 eyes on each piece. I cut off a few dried parts. I dug holes between the existing plants and plopped them in – eyes up - and that was it.
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It’s a lot easier putting them in than taking them out. They are tropical plant and have to be dug out if I want to have rhizomes to plant next year. (See November 10, 2007 post. )
I hope they look as good this year as they did in September 2006.
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4 comments:
I hope so too--that is a gorgeous shot from two years ago. Cannas are so colorful and striking.
Thanks MG,
They really DO fill up that space. LOL
Wow! That Sept photo is amazing. I lov that look against the garage. Now I know where to go for info when I get around to planting cannas.
Have a wonderful week, friend.
donna
Hi Donna,
I also use canna (the smaller rhizomes) in pots on the deck. I had a bumper crop of canna in 2007! The perennials have filled in along the garage so I won't have as many this year (a space problem as in the rest of my garden).
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