I dug up and brought in my cannas will they be ok in the spring when I put them back outside? Thank you Margie moderator's note: added a more descriptive title to topic
They should be fine Margie as long as they get planted once all chance of frost is past. I overwintered mine fine last year and planted them out in spring. They began to grow well for me and I ws really pleased with them. Only trouble was that we got a very late, and very hard, few days of frost and they all passed on to plant heaven. :'(
I bring mine in for the winter too margie. I usually get itchy fingers and pot a few up late February for a head start. The rest I plant out in the garden after the last frost date.
I used to store them with no problems ....now the last couple years they are just dried up and not useable...I have always done them the same way but after a few years of not making it, I gave up. Hopefully I will be able to buy some healthy ones in the spring.Any tips would be appreciated.
I'm way down here in zone 9A and was wondering about my Cannas too. We had a frost the other day that killed off some of the leaves, but there are some smaller one's that don't look damaged at all. I think that everyone down here just leaves them out all winter. But, do they need to be cut back now? Spring?
Cannas are cold tender, so in zones 7 and on they need to be lifted. I was in upstate NY, zone 6a or 5b depending on the wind off Lake Ontario, and I lifted mine every year. I stored them in cardboard boxes in the basement covered with sand, sawdust, or peat moss, whichever I had on hand. Here in Texas, zone 8a or 8b depending on the north wind, I just leave them in the ground. When the leaves look pretty yellowish and start to flop, I cut them off, leaving about 1" above ground so I remember where they are. Every three or four years I have to lift them and separate them--they multiply like rabbits!
Thanks Marlin.... I'll wait until the next couple of frosts past and then cut them down. And yes... they do multiply!
