Is this a Canna?

9 years ago

Hey guys, I'm fairly certain this is a Canna lily but was just wanting to double check? If so, would it be possible to ID it's variety or would I have to wait for flowers? I love this plant so far, I got it from a neighbor!

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Peter Dane

9 years ago

Hi, Dacoacoa.

I'm a private canna-fan, started 9 years ago, Danish citizen - Scandinavia.

Your canna could be a Whithelm Pride - the red border on the leaves are familiar to me.

Enclosed photo is from my garden, 2-3 years ago. I guess you see the similarity?

The canna in the background is a Durban.

Most of my plants are bought from a UK website, where I'm sure to avoid virus. (until further).

Unfortunately most of the cannas from nurseries and garden-centers here in Denmark - and indeed Germany and Holland -are infected.

Please be careful - growing cannas is addictive :-)

Kindly,

Peter

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Dacocoa Paradis
Original Author
9 years ago
Hey Peter! Thank you so much! It does look like it could be! I'll have to wait for it to grow more and flower! Yes this is my first Canna. My neighbor got one from another neighbor last year, and he now has like 6 plants from just the one and he gave me one! I love it so far!
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Peter Dane
9 years ago
Hi, Dacocoa.

This time correctly spelled, sorry.

:-)

I took this photo 5 minutes ago of one of my Whithelm's.

Your plant is beautiful and healthy, as far as I can judge.

Some of my cannas multiply by factor 8 in one single summer, depending on water, sun, wind and manure. (In my village we have horses' manure at hand)

We don't use plant zones, but my location, latitude equals Quebec and Labrador, Canada, although I guess it's warmer here due to the Gulf Stream.

Every winter I lift the canna plants, divide the rhizomes and overwinter in the basement. - If you need some hints, you're welcome.

Cannaly, Peter
dbarron
9 years ago
In the OP zone, there is not need to dig the rhizomes. In fact, if planted in the ground (not sure how they'll overwinter in pot), they're positively weeds.
Dacocoa Paradis
Original Author
9 years ago
Yes I planted it in the ground last Saturday. I don't plan to pull it up, it should over winter great! I cannot wait for flowers!
Peter Dane
9 years ago
I guess we haven't got any OP zone in Denmark - do we need one? :-)

(Sorry, don't know the abbreviation, tried to google)

I planted some of mine in tubers and some in the ground on May 15.

Until now they survive - 60 - 100 cm high
dbarron
9 years ago
OP..original poster.
Peter Dane
9 years ago
OP - Thank you.

SL - Still Learning :-)
Dacocoa Paradis
Original Author
9 years ago
Update: So the mother plant of the pup I got from my neighbor is flowering and it appears to be "Orange Beauty" variety!
Dacocoa Paradis
Original Author
9 years ago
Here is an update on its growth! I fertilized it a week ago and it's been shooting off! Four more "pups" have come up!
dbarron
9 years ago
And thus the weed begins it's crawl to freedom. Please note, I just mowed about 20 feet of passion flower vine in the lawn...that in only 3 weeks had neared flowering size.

I still keep the passion flowers on the trellis...but purposefully planted it where I could mow to keep under control. In Oklahoma, I had similar problems with cannas (only have one "inherited with the house" canna bed here with a bright yellow one) and needed to mow to keep them out of the lawn (sad to say).
Peter Dane
9 years ago
A beautiful plant, Dacocoa.

It's exicing to see the flower, Orange Beauty.

The leaves look very healthy on your photos.

One of mine, Louis Cayeux, bloomed 3 days ago: