FREE: Cannon Lily Seeds

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You get 20 Cannon Lily Seeds.

Planting
Exotic, tropical creatures, cannas need lots of sunshine and fertile, moist soil but you don't have to pamper them.
Cannas can be started in the house in small pots if your gardening season is short.
Where not hardy, plant outdoors in early summer—around the same time you'd put in tomato plants.
To plant, loosen the soil to a depth of 12 to 15 inches, then mix in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost.
Dig a hole 2 to 3 inches deep and set the rhizome in the hole, eyes up.
Cover with soil and tamp firmly. Water thoroughly.
Space rhizomes 1 to 4 feet apart.
If you grow from seed, note that the germination rate is low and the seeds need to be filed or given an acid bath to break down their hard coat.
Care
Cannas do best with a good supply of water, so water the plants during the summer if the rainfall is less than 1 inch per week. Water freely in a dry spell.
Keep a thin layer of mulch around cannas to help retain moisture as well.
Stake tall varieties if needed.
As flowers fade, deadhead to promote continued flowering.
Cut each stem to ground after bloom.
After autumn frost blackens the foliage, remove the stems and leaves, and lift the rhizomes for winter storage. Store in barely-moist peat or leaf mold in frost-free conditions. Space rhizomes so that they are not touching.
In the deep South, let cannas grow without moving them, until the clumps grow very matted. Every 3 to 4 years in the winter, dig up the clumps, separate the roots, and plant them in well-enriched soil.
Some gardeners as low as zone 7 have reported that their cannas are getting through the winter without being dug up; just be sure to protect the tubers with a heavy layer of mulch.