Three days ago, in order to satisfy my urge to grow something, I decided that I would plant three seeds that I had collected from a neighbour's canna (my cannas hadn't flowered last year). I nicked them and soaked them and then planted them in the same pot. This morning I have six sprouts. The one sprout has signs that little leaves are forming, but the other "sprouts" are just bare shoots.

My question is: are these shoots actually roots that seem to be going in the wrong direction? I didn't plant the seeds very deep, and I can see some finer roots beside the shoots, so I covered them a bit better.

Any help is greatly appreciated!