Canna seeds have an extremely hard outer skin. It is necessary to open a tiny hole in the skin to let in moisture so the seed can begin to germinate. The method that works for me is needle-nosed pliers and coarse sand paper. Other methods include pet nail nippers and grinding wheels.
Don’t sand off too much. The seed could be damaged by excess grinding.
Put your seeds in an empty bottle and add about one or two inches of hot (not boiling) water. Using a bottle with a lid prevents irritating spills. After 24 hours of soaking, the seeds are ready to plant.
Taj Mahal took off like crazy this fall. She must have appreciated the cooler temperatures! Thinking back, she was the first to bloom in the
summer as well. These pictures are from December 1, 2008.
On the day it snowed, I could not stop myself from bringing in some of my canna seedlings. I grouped them up by the sliding glass door and they are starting to bloom! This canna grew from a seed of the dwarf white Ermine. It seems to be a dwarf, also. The foliage looks just like the leaves of Ermine. I love the yellow markings on pink.
Looks like a keeper!
Snowman, the guinea pig, enjoys living in a canna forest.
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