On 4/10/07 8:53 AM, in article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 4/9/07 8:48 AM, in article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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Hello all.

For what ever reason, my mom gifted me with a canna tuber (Madame
Butterfly
to be specific).

OK - there is still snow on the ground here in NH and it isn't going to
be
warming up soon. SO, should I pot it up and let it get started in the
house
until late May? Or leave it as is until later this month? How big a pot?


HELP!

Cheryl


Yeah, you can start it early. You'll get earlier flowering that way. The
pot
size should be obvious based on the size of the tuber.


A better question is how deep a pot...

C



6-8". In a perfect world where life allows gardeners to do everything right
on time, like transplant things, that'll be big enough.


What is I want to leave it potted for the summer? I was beginning to think
about using it as the center of a large container. Or would you "pot it on"
(as my mother would say)...

Cheryl