That is very helpful information to me. I have 6 tall canna seeds from a coop that I want to ready for planting and have used seed starting mix in the past. I've never grown cannas or very many tropicals and would love to see these thrive. I live in Zone 6 and have S/SW exposures around my house where I would like to plant them. Any other tips for success?

I used a fine wood file and filed until there was approx. two mm of white showing and planted them in soil without soaking them. They sprouted in 4 days and are now about two weeks. This is a first for me and I am proud. The only description I got with the seeds was Red Canna. I will try to post a pic. New camera and just getting the hang of it.

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taz6122, Those pictures show a great example of what the germinated seeds look like. I wonder if I could wintersow the "Tall Canna" seeds I received in a trade at this late date in the calendar. I live in zone 6. Your plants look robust and healthy.

Taz, Thats fast. Nice pics!

Thanks for the compliments and I forgot to mention my soil mix is 2-1-1 sphagnum peat/sand/perlite and temp. was 80F.