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

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:28:04 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

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

Depending on how long or large the rhizome is, you can pot it up. In
the nursery we used to use bulb containers which are about 12 inches
in diameter and 4 or 6 inches deep. Use moist potting mix and only
slightly cover the top of the rhizome.

OR, you can wait. If you wait, keep the rhizome in a dark place using
slightly moist peat moss or equivalent and store in a place which is
cool, but not colder than 45. Canna's grow very fast so you won't
really get any more growth if you start them early.

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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.

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

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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

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

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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.

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

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

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
On 4/10/07 8:53 AM, in article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

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

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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


It would need quite a big pot if it was going to live in it for the whole
season, Cheryl. If the pot's too heavy to move when it's been watered,
that's about the right size. About as wide as your shoulders, tall as your
knees. Generally.

The canna will send up a stalk that will bloom and at the same time it's be
growing more rhizomes, you would need what I used in the past a good 20gal
plastic tub to plant it in. It would be beter outside.


--
There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far across the
universe, with tribes of humans, who may have been the forefathers of the
Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. Some believe that they may yet be
brothers of man, who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the
heavens.


The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
The Church of Eternity
http://home.inreach.com/starlord/church/Eternity.html
AD World
http://www.adworld.netfirms.com/


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
On 4/10/07 8:53 AM, in article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

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

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:49:38 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

A better question is how deep a pot...

C

When I grew them for trade, they were grown in what is also known as
Dahlia pots. So, approximately 12" wide and 6" deep. The rhizomes
should only be about one inch below the soil.

Here's a site that will give you just about all the info you need for your
canna; planting, storing, FAQ, etc.. Since you live in NH the tuber will
have to be lifted and stored in the fall as you would dahlias. They aren't
super hardy. I live in Seattle and I never had any cannas that made it
through a winter here.
http://www.cannas.net/planting_guide.asp

Val

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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

"Val" wrote in message
...
Here's a site that will give you just about all the info you need for
your canna; planting, storing, FAQ, etc.. Since you live in NH the
tuber will have to be lifted and stored in the fall as you would
dahlias. They aren't super hardy. I live in Seattle and I never had
any cannas that made it through a winter here.
http://www.cannas.net/planting_guide.asp

Val

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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?

My Canna's are left in the ground and they come back.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

"Travis M." wrote in message
news:CvwSh.2395$V15.1826@trnddc02...
"Val" wrote in message
...
I live in Seattle and I never had any cannas that made it through a
winter here.
http://www.cannas.net/planting_guide.asp

Val
My Canna's are left in the ground and they come back.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

*sobbing*

I know of people in the northen states that have kepted their canna rhizomes
in cardboard boxs wriped in newspaper and replants them in spring and have
them blooming by July. Me, mine stays in the ground here in the mojave
desert.


--
There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far across the
universe, with tribes of humans, who may have been the forefathers of the
Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. Some believe that they may yet be
brothers of man, who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the
heavens.


The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
The Church of Eternity
http://home.inreach.com/starlord/church/Eternity.html
AD World
http://www.adworld.netfirms.com/


"Val" wrote in message
...

"Travis M." wrote in message
news:CvwSh.2395$V15.1826@trnddc02...
"Val" wrote in message
...
I live in Seattle and I never had any cannas that made it through a
winter here.
http://www.cannas.net/planting_guide.asp

Val
My Canna's are left in the ground and they come back.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

*sobbing*

On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:56:59 -0700, "Starlord"
wrote:

I know of people in the northen states that have kepted their canna rhizomes
in cardboard boxs wriped in newspaper and replants them in spring and have
them blooming by July. Me, mine stays in the ground here in the mojave
desert.

I have several varieties: 'Striped Beauty,' 'Phaison,' and
'Pretoria.' They are in the ground and I could start a canna farm.
I'm in zone 8b, but our soil never freezes and it is not particularly
wet a lot in winter.

Snow on the ground??? Do NOT plant, not yet, Canna love good hot weather,
keep it dry and cool in dark someplace, once the snow is gone and your
getting warm weather, then you can plant it and use a good amount of steer
manua on the ground and it should grow for you. How do I know? Desert Canna
http://home.inreach.com/starlord/canna/ As I live in the High Mojave Desert.


--
There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far across the
universe, with tribes of humans, who may have been the forefathers of the
Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. Some believe that they may yet be
brothers of man, who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the
heavens.


The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
The Church of Eternity
http://home.inreach.com/starlord/church/Eternity.html
AD World
http://www.adworld.netfirms.com/


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
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