"Robert Davies" wrote in message
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Last autumn I dug up all my canna bulb/rhizomes and stored them in the
garage because I read that this would help get them started more
quickly this year than leaving them in the ground. Now they're just
starting to put out some green shoots. Should I plant them out or
will I get better results if I wait till the shoots are a few inches
long? Until then should I keep them in the dark or bring them into the
light? And should they be kept dry or sprayed with water? Any advice
would be appreciated.

Robert

What area are you in? here near bournemouth ours stay in the ground over
winter, mostly because I didn't originally know that they shouldn't. They
have always come back for the last 5 yrs. I have some in pots on the
allotment as I divided them last autumn in order to have some on the
allotment, these are in pots outdoors and seem to be OK, they are shooting
up and are now about 3" tall, despite recent frosts. I don't know what
variety they are though, are there frost hardy ones, anybody know, or have I
just been lucky?

Shazzbat