Grow canna from seeds
If you don't want to buy the seeds, you can take them out of the plant's three-compartment capsules in late autumn. They are small, dark brown to black in color, hard-shelled and vaguely reminiscent of pearls. They can be sown immediately after they mature. They should be set to germinate by mid-February at the latest.
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Before sowing
Take the seeds and clamp them firmly between your fingers, in a vice, or between needle-nose pliers. Now sand the seeds with sandpaper. Alternatively, you can use a nail file to carefully file down the hard shell. Once you see the whites inside, stop. It is important not to damage the ovules.
After grinding or filing, the seeds are brought to swell in water. A bowl of warm water does the job. The seeds are soaked in it for 48 hours. Then the beginnings of the seedlings have usually come to light.
Put seedlings in the soil
This is how it continues:
- Select small growing pots (€ 14.90 at Amazon *) (8 to 10 cm)
- Fill pots with low-nutrient, light soil
- Put in seedlings
- Water the soil and keep it moist in the following time
- Place on a window sill over a heater (as an example location)
- the first cotyledons appear after 6 to 14 days
- Transplant young plants after the last frost
Canna share
The rhizomes from the flower tube can be divided in the spring before planting. The division of canna is considered the most common and least expensive method of propagation.
Divide the rhizome so that there are one to three eyes per section. For example, a spade or a sharp knife can be used. After dividing, the rhizomes can be propelled home before planting.
Tips & Tricks
Get the young plants used to the sun slowly, otherwise they will get sunburn.
