Planting, caring for and more (Indian flower tube)

Plant canna properly

Prepare for planting flower cane in the fall by digging up the soil and optimizing it with compost, sand, or other soil remedies. If you push the plant forward from January, it will start the season with a vital growth lead. To do this, put a tuber 10-12 centimeters deep in Potting soil and start watering when the first shoot tips appear. The planting season begins in the middle of May in the field:

Dig small holes at a distance of 50 centimeters in the sunny location
Plant the driven flower tube as deep as before
Put in the bucket in nutritious, loose substrate and pour

Care tips

To transform your garden into a canna wonderland, the flower needs this care:

Water the plant abundantly and regularly without causing waterlogging

Every 14 days from May to August / September fertilize with compost, Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) or nettle manure
Alternatively, the strongly draining flower tube every 3 months Slow release fertilizer administer
After the first flowering cut back to 20 cm and cut close to the ground before the first frost

Which location is suitable?

Indian flower cane shows its most beautiful side in the full sun, sheltered from the wind. In fresh, moist soil, rich in nutrients and well-drained, the flower happily spreads its roots.
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What soil does the plant need?

If you pay special attention to the composition of the earth, the plant will thank you with vital growth. It depends on these criteria:

Nutrient-rich, humic and well-drained
Freshly moist, without the risk of waterlogging
In the pot a structurally stable compost-based substrate, enriched with lava granules

What is the best time to plant?

Since the flower comes from the tropical climate, it is not frost-resistant. The planting time for flower reeds therefore begins after the ice saints have moved out in mid-May.
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When is the flowering time?

The heyday of canna extends from June to October. To ensure that you can enjoy this summery blossom magic over such a long period of time, clean up withered things regularly. If you cut the stem of the plant back to 20 or 25 centimeters after the first flowering, the flower will start again.
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Cut canna properly

Cut the exotic plant back to 20 centimeters after flowering, and new flower shoots will sprout. In autumn, the flower is pruned close to the ground before it is cleared out.
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Fertilize canna properly

Indian flower cane is a heavily draining plant with a corresponding need for nutrients. How to properly fertilize the flower:

Start fertilization in May, parallel to planting
Then fertilize organically every 14 days with compost, horse manure or guano
Optionally, give a slow release fertilizer
Supply the flower tube in the bucket with liquid fertilizer according to the manufacturer's instructions

Overwinter

In every flower tube rhizome there is life force for several years. Since the plant is not hardy, proper winter storage is the focus of interest. How to handle it right:

Before the first frost, cut the plant close to the ground
Dig up and clean the tuber
Place in a box with sand or peat
Hibernate in the dark at temperatures of 6 to 12 degrees

While the plant is overwintering, it is neither watered nor fertilized. Check the rhizome for dryness and only spray it with a fine shower in an emergency.
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Propagate canna

In order to propagate canna, you have a choice between an uncomplicated division of the rhizome or an elaborate one sowing of seeds.
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Canna in the pot

Dwarf cannas exude their exotic charm in the tub. Plant the tubers in nutrient-rich potted soil in early spring. Do not forget to create a drainage made of potsherds over the water drain. Until the ice saints have said goodbye, cultivate the flower tube behind glass at 20 degrees in the sunny place.
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Is canna poisonous?

With regard to the poisonous content, there are two sides of the coin to consider on the flower tube. While the underground rhizomes are used in the production of food, leaves and stems contain slightly toxic ingredients. These are safe for humans and pose a health hazard to cats and other small pets.
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Where does the name “Indian flower tube” come from?

The name Indian flower tube for the popular flower can be traced back to their discovery. The plant found its way from the West Indies to Europe as early as 1570, where it is still used today as an ornamental plant.

The canna in the garden

Only plant Canna in the garden when there is no longer any risk of frost. Only in warm, sun-drenched locations, Blumenrohr spreads the longed-for South Sea atmosphere. So that you can enjoy the flower again next year, get the tuber out of the ground before the first frost and overwinter it dry at 6-12 degrees.
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The rhizomes of the canna

Rhizomes have the exciting ability to branch out further and further. Clever hobby gardeners use the cuttings to grow new cannas. After a rhizome has overwintered dry and frost-free, the fresh, pink-colored shoots can be clearly seen. Cut off with a length of 10-15 cm and planted from mid-May, a young flower tube will grow from it in the same year.
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Interesting facts about the canna tubers

Canna tubers are shaped just as differently as the flowers and leaves. What all rhizomes have in common is their subterranean function as a shoot axis, which as the next generation permanently produces new offshoots as they grow. In contrast to the flower bulb, the rhizome of flower cane is not hardy.
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Is the canna hardy?

Due to its South American origin, the plant is not considered to be winter hardy. If the thermometer falls below the 10-degree mark, Blumenrohr moves to suitable winter quarters.
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Can the canna be overwintered outside?

Since the flower tube already wilts at temperatures below 5-6 degrees, wintering outside is out of the question.
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The tubers overwinter

If the autumn mood sets in in the garden, the wintering of flower reeds is part of the maintenance program. Cut the plant to the ground and dig up the tubers. After the earth is brushed off, place the rhizomes in a box of sand or peat. In the dark place, the tubers overwinter at 6-12 degrees Celsius as dry as possible.
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Canna advance

Propelling a canna gives the plant an earlier flowering thanks to the growth lead. This is how it works:

Divide the rhizome in January / February
Plant each section 10-12 cm deep in potting soil
Pour only a little in the partially shaded, warm window seat

If the first shoots peek out of the earth, increase the watering amount and fertilize with diluted liquid fertilizer.
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Prefer Canna

So that the flower tube in the bed and tub blooms as early as possible, pull the plant out on the windowsill from January / February. For this purpose, put the wintered rhizome or its parts 10-12 centimeters deep in loose potting soil. At 20-25 degrees in the partially shaded window seat, only slightly moisten the substrate. When the first shoots appear, pour a little harder and give the first dose of liquid fertilizer.
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Plant out the canna

Be patient with planting out the flower reed until mid-May. Only when there is no longer any threat of ground frost does the plant move into the field. Ideally, you harden the sensitive flower the week before, with the young Canna spending the day in the sheltered, partially shaded spot on the balcony.
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Plant the canna

When planting a flower tube tuber, pay attention to the correct polarity and planting depth. The shoot tips must be directed upwards. The rhizome is not inserted into the substrate deeper than 10 centimeters.
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Canna share

Since the rhizome of the plant continues to branch out in the earth, it provides material for reproduction by division. You separate these young, pink offshoots at the end of the wintering period. A segment has what it takes to be a new flower if it has at least 2 pointed buds.
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blossom

The colorful blooms of a canna are enthroned on a tightly upright pseudo-stem, from which the plant owes its name to the flower tube. One of the fascinating attributes of this exotic flower is that the petals are shaped differently from variety to variety. Eye-catching specimens impress with large, asymmetrical flowers in two divergent color nuances.
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Canna seeds

Ripe seeds can be harvested from October. They are brown-black, spherical in shape and 4-6 mm in size. Thanks to a hard shell, the seeds can be kept for several years. In order to put the seeds in the germination mood, the sturdy cover should be roughened with emery paper.
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Sow canna

The hard seed coat of Blumenrohr is roughened with emery paper or a file before sowing. Then soak the seeds in warm chamomile tea or 0.2 percent potassium nitrate from the pharmacy. After this pre-treatment, sow the seeds in the poor substrate and keep them constantly moist at 20-25 degrees Celsius.
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The canna varieties

Over the course of 200 years, knowledgeable breeders kept creating new varieties of canna. Today you are spoiled for choice among more than 1,000 flower tube hybrids. These differ in terms of their height as well as the shape and color of the flowers and leaves. Small varieties reach a maximum height of 60 centimeters, while the giants stretch up to 3 meters towards the sky.
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The most beautiful varieties

Louis Corttin: robust cultivation with magnificent calyxes in elegant apricot; Growth height up to 50 cm
White Prosecco: the flower impresses with its cream-colored flowers and robust constitution; Growth height up to 100 cm
Flamingo striped: enchanting flower with cream-colored, pink-striped flowers; Growth height 80-100 cm
En Avant: yellow flowers with red spots over apple-green foliage; Growth height 60-90 cm
Pink Sunbirst: brand new flower tube with pink flowers and spectacular foliage striped in green-pink-black; 110-120 cm high