Canna flower planting and care in open ground, how to preserve canna in winter at home. Canna flowers - winter storage, preparation for storage

Canna (lat. Canna) – monotypic genus family Cannaceae, order Zingiberaceae, has more than 50 species herbaceous plants. The natural habitat is South America, India, China. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century by Portuguese sailors, but has been cultivated since the mid-17th century. Translated from Greek language the name of the flower means "reed". Indeed, the canna stem is similar to this plant.

WITH Latin name translated as "tube". Ancient legend says that cannas grew on the site of the ashes of a fire in which one Indian leader burned a peace treaty rolled up in a wampum pipe, which led to a bloody war, and the bright red petals of cannas resemble the flames of that fire and the blood shed in a brutal war . Flower growers value cannas thanks to beautiful flowering, large decorative leaves, colored in dark green, dark purple, red-bronze or even purple.

At first glance, it may seem that canna is an incredible hybrid of a banana and a gladiolus or an orchid. The plant has only two drawbacks: in our climate, wintering in open ground and the flower has no scent. The rest is only advantages. Cannas practically do not suffer from anything, are unpretentious, drought-resistant, and even novice gardeners can cope with them. Cannas will decorate your garden without causing any trouble, and flowering will last from the end of June until the first frost.

Description of canna

The canna root system is branched and grows in breadth. The peduncle stems are thick, tall (from 60 cm to 3 m), erect. The leaves are powerful, large, pointed, reach 25-80 cm in length, 10-30 cm in width, the leaf shape is oblong or elliptical, the leaf blade is smooth. Stems and leaves are colored rich green color. The color and shape of the leaves already makes the plant attractive, but when it blooms, you will see beauty and harmony.

Dioecy, sharply asymmetrical, size is 4-8 cm, initial color is red, but varieties of yellow, pink, orange color, two-color, speckled, with a border. Even white elands are very rare. Flowers are collected in racemes or paniculate inflorescences. After flowering, a fruit is formed in the form of a three-locular capsule.

Growing canna from seeds

Canna can be propagated and vegetative way. When propagated by seeds, varietal differences may be lost, especially since not all varieties set seeds; the ideal method of propagation is dividing the rhizome. But if you are interested in selection, you can try planting seeds. The seeds have a very hard shell, which must be softened before sowing. You can scald the seeds with boiling water and keep them in warm water in a thermos for 3-4 hours, or keep it for hot battery for 12 hours.

You can apply cold - keep it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Seeds are sown in February. Use light soil (for example, a universal peat-based substrate in a ratio of 1 to 2). It is better to sow each seed separate containers, will fit perfectly peat pots. The soil needs to be moistened, the seeding depth is 2 cm. Cover the crops with film and place in a well-lit place, maintain the air temperature at 22-23 ºC.

Shoots will appear in 3-4 weeks. When the first leaf appears, the film must be removed. Shoots need good watering, regular feeding complex fertilizers and periodic spraying. At the beginning of summer, seedlings can be taken to a greenhouse and maintained at a temperature of 16 ºC until planted in the garden. Healthy seedlings should have 3-4 leaves and reach a height of about 20 cm. They can be planted in open ground when the threat of even the slightest frost has passed. Plants from seeds will bloom the following summer.

Canna propagation by division of rhizomes

Most reliable way to get flowering in the same year - propagate the plant by dividing the rhizomes (tubers). Do this in March-early April. Each division is a separate tuber; if they are located very close to each other, then it is better to leave both. Treat the cut area with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or crushed coal. It is better to grow tubers in boxes with sand.

The bud (tuber) is placed horizontally, sprinkled with sand, and sprayed from time to time. warm water. Germinate at a temperature of 20-24 ºC, you can slightly warm the soil from below. When the buds sprout and the first leaf appears, provide good lighting and an air temperature of 16ºC. Water once every 10 days with a weak solution of potassium permanganate (2 g per 10 liters of water). Appearance yellow leaves indicates a fungal infection - increase the manganese concentration. You can do without growing, but if planted directly into the soil, the cannas may not take root or may not bloom that year.

When and how to plant cannas in the garden

• With a retreat spring frosts you can begin to prepare a place for planting canna.
• This should be a sunny area, protected from drafts; the soil should be fertile, warm, rich in organic matter.
• The needs of a flower are similar to vegetable crop cucumber The optimal soil composition is considered to be a mixture of humus, leaf soil, coarse sand and peat in equal proportions. Be sure to provide good drainage.
• Experienced gardeners recommend planting cannas after May 9th. Due to a possible sharp change in temperature, the canna may lag behind in growth for a long time, and accordingly the flowering period will be delayed or not at all.

So, when the threat of frost has passed and the ground has warmed up to 8-10°C, you can plant cannas in open ground. To get the most out of it, make a warm bedding for it: at the bottom of a planting hole about 50 cm deep, lay a 15 cm layer of fresh manure or any organic matter, which will give the roots warmth and provoke intensive growth and good flowering. Next, add a 25 cm layer of soil. Moisten it well and place the canna rhizome in the hole and dig it in. If the tuber has not sprouted, then the planting depth should be 6-9 cm. There should be a distance of 0.4-0.5 meters between plants and rows. Canna should bloom approximately 1.5-2 months after planting.

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Caring for canna in the garden: watering, diseases and pests

During the growing season, cannas need to be fed a couple of times. mineral fertilizers. Do it this way: after watering, sprinkle granules around the plant and loosen the soil. For 1 m2 you need 40-50 g of a mixture of fertilizers (10 g potassium + 12 g nitrogen + 25 phosphate).

Before shoots appear, it is necessary regularly, but in moderation. With the formation of flowers, watering must be increased, but waterlogging should not be allowed, because fungal or bacterial diseases can occur, which can lead to blackening and death of the buds. After flowering, watering is gradually reduced and then stopped altogether.

The succulent leaves of the canna are to the taste of the caterpillars, and the rhizome can be damaged by nematodes. Insecticides will help in the fight against them.

Faded inflorescences need to be cut off. Remove weeds, especially in the first half growing season. To protect canna root collars from freezing, immediately after flowering and before frost sets in, they need to be hilled up high. After the first frost, cut the stems of the plant at a height of 15-20 cm, dig up the rhizome along with a lump of earth.

How to store cannas in winter

When to dig canna

How to preserve cannas for the winter? Typically, cannas are dug up in late September-early October and transferred to a storage location until spring. Best stored in a cool place with diffused light and moderate humidity. Place the rhizomes in boxes, sprinkle with sand, peat and non-coniferous wood sawdust. Soil humidity should be about 50%, and the temperature should be about +6-8 °C. Regularly inspect canna rhizomes for rotting. If you find a tuber infected with rot, cut it to a healthy area, and be sure to treat the cut with iodine. Protect tubers from sudden temperature changes.

Cannes in winter in an apartment

If special room no, you can store the tubers in the refrigerator. Dig up the roots in the fall, wash under running water from the ground, hold it for a day disinfectant solution manganese (very weak, pink), dry well, wrap each tuber in paper and place in a container intended for storing vegetables. Also check periodically to see if rot has appeared.

You can store dried canna roots on the balcony: place them in a plastic bucket and sprinkle with dry soil. In severe frosts, you need to bring a bucket into the apartment, the tubers should be laid out under balcony door on the floor.

The rhizome can also be stored in the ground in a pot, maintaining a temperature of up to 15 ºC. You can place the pot on the veranda, attic or glazed loggia. The soil should be moistened a couple of times a month. In warm regions without frosty winters, you can dig up canna rhizomes and store them on the site, avoiding flooding and protecting them from the wind. Cover the tubers with dry sawdust in a 20 cm layer.

Homemade canna: how to care for a flower at home

Canna can be grown successfully in pots or tubs. This applies to types and varieties that can fit in a house, apartment, balcony or terrace. Thanks to its decorative effect, an indoor canna will become a real centerpiece flower arrangement your his winter garden. A domestic canna needs a period of rest for two months, and the rest of the time it will delight you with gorgeous foliage and bright flowering.

Care and proper watering

Canna is grown at home like any other indoor plant. In the fall, you can dig up a garden canna; the soil around the plant should first be watered with an insecticide to destroy insects and not bring them into the house; transplant the canna into a pot or tub with a diameter of 0.5 m.

Caring for canna is easier than in gardens. There is no need to spray, fight weeds, feed or loosen the soil. Give her a place with good lighting, water as necessary with softened, settled water, occasionally wipe the leaves with damp soft cloth or a sponge. After flowering ends, the leaves will remain bright and delightful with beauty.

Rest period

When your home canna needs a rest - after flowering - gradually reduce watering until it stops completely. Cut the leaves at a height of 10-15 cm from the root, move the pot to a cool, dry place, the temperature should not be lower than 10ºC.

In spring, the rhizome is removed from the pot, the tubers are divided and planted. You can plant them in pots or in the garden.

Types and varieties of cannes with names and photos

The progenitor of almost all types of cannas. The cultivated varieties of Indian canna obtained as a result of selection are called garden canna. These hybrids are divided into three groups.

Cannes Crozy (French canna)

They are considered a low-growing species (60-160 cm), their flowers are similar to gladioli. The dark green or purple-pink leaves are covered in white.

• Livadia: up to a meter in height, red-crimson flowers appear on a peduncle 25-30 cm long, the petals have a bend, begins to bloom in July;
• America: 120-140 cm high, blood-red flowers 12 cm in diameter, inflorescence length 30-35 cm, purple leaves, blooms in July;
• President: up to 1 meter high, bright red flowering on a peduncle 30 cm high, standard leaf color - green, begins to bloom in July.

Orchid cannas

A tall species with a height of 1-2 m. The flowers are large - 12.5-17.5 cm with thin corrugated edges, shaped like cattleyas. The leaves are green and may have a purple tint.

• Andenken an Wilhelm Pfitzer: 110-140 cm high, the inflorescence reaches a length of 30 cm, the color of the flowers is bright orange with red strokes, the leaves are brown-purple, begins to bloom in July;
• Suevia: up to a meter tall, lemon-colored flowers measuring 12 by 15 cm appear in mid-July, green leaves;
• Richard Wallace: height about a meter, flowers are light yellow with red speckles, inflorescence length is 20-25 cm, blooms in July.

Deciduous (small-flowered) cannas

They grow up to 3 m in height, the leaves are very beautiful, colored green, purple, violet-green, the flowers are small - no more than 6 cm in size, this species is rarely grown in culture.

Durban is the most famous variety small-flowered canna. The flowers are yellow-orange, the color of the leaves is more interesting - pink-yellow-bronze-green stripes.

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Despite his tropical origin, cannas are quite unpretentious. Their only drawback when grown in middle lane– plants cannot overwinter in the ground, so they should be dug up for the winter.

When and how to properly dig up cannas, as well as how to store them after that, read below in our article.

When to dig cannes

Cannes begin to bloom in July and can delight with their beautiful flowers until the frosts. However, you should remember: in order for the plants to overwinter well, you should choose the right time for digging. Typically, canna rhizomes are removed from the ground after the first frost. In the middle zone, this time usually falls at the end of September - beginning of October. But you should also consider weather each specific region.

Excavation of cannes

Before digging up rhizomes, you should prepare the plants for this procedure. The first step is to trim the canna stems, leaving only about 20 cm from the root. After this, the plants can be dug up.

Rhizomes removed from the ground must be dried outdoors, but under a canopy. There is no need to clear them from the soil. And even more so, you should not wash the rhizomes. They should dry out along with the earthen clods, and it is in this form that they will be perfectly preserved until spring.

How to store cannas

There are several ways to store cannas during wintering. Let's look at each of them in more detail.

Storage in wooden boxes. Dried canna rhizomes can be placed in wooden boxes, sprinkle them with a mixture of peat, sawdust and sand, and lower them into the cellar. Flowers should be stored in this form at a temperature of 8°C. It is also important that the humidity of the composed substrate does not exceed 60%.

When storing cannas in wooden boxes, once a month the rhizomes must be removed from the ground and their condition checked. If they are dry, the soil should be slightly moistened; if they are wet or even rotten, the damaged areas should be trimmed to healthy tissue, and the cut areas should be sprinkled with charcoal or cinnamon.

Storage in a pot. In order to place cannas for storage in pots, their stems do not need to be trimmed. It is enough just to remove the flower stalks and dry leaves. After this, the cannas need to be dug up and placed directly with a lump of earth into spacious pots. Containers with cannas can be stored on the veranda, loggia or in any other room where the temperature is kept within 13°C. Cannes in pots should be watered once a month.

This storage method is considered one of the best, since as a result, canna flower buds ripen well, and the plants next year delight with really strong flower stalks. Closer to planting, the frequency of watering plants in pots should be increased, and two weeks before returning them to the flowerbed, they should be fed with complex fertilizers. After wintering, cannas are usually planted in open ground in May.

Storage in a container. This method involves transplanting cannas without pruning. Thus, even in winter time their flowering is preserved. To do this, you need to dig up the cannas before the onset of frost and transfer them with a lump of earth to a spacious container. After this, the plants must be cared for as if they were still growing in the ground: water and feed frequently, and also be placed closer to the light. In such conditions, cannas can bloom until January, decorating the house with bright and unusual flowers. But they still need a period of rest. Therefore, after flowering, the leaves and stems of cannas dry out and fall off. This period lasts about two months, after which the cannas begin to grow again.

Proper digging and storage of cannas is the key to beautiful flowering of this plant in the new season.

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Now on personal plot It is quite possible to grow luxurious exotic flowers. But in order for such plants to please the eye for a long time, they need to be properly cared for. Thus, luxurious cannas, which attract many admiring glances, are not at all able to withstand the cold of our harsh winters. If you do not properly prepare them for frost, they will not be able to survive until spring. So, the topic of our conversation today will be cannes, care in the fall, and their preparation for winter.

What care do cannes need in the fall??

Such crops in autumn time– before the onset of cold weather, you need to water periodically (if the weather is dry). After the complete end of flowering, which sometimes lasts until the first frost, the plants need to be hilled up as high as possible, this will protect the root collars from freezing.

Can cannas overwinter in open ground??

In fact, wintering cannas in the garden is only possible in fairly warm regions where the ground temperature in the cold season does not drop below minus five degrees. In all other cases, the plants must be removed from the soil, even before frost sets in, and provided with suitable conditions storage until warmer. Such work should be carried out after the temperature at night begins to drop below zero. However, especially valuable varieties of cannas can be removed from the ground earlier - on the fifteenth of September, in order to definitely protect them from the cold. Residents northern regions may well be engaged in such work in last days August – first days of September.

How to cover cannes for the winter if they overwinter in open ground?

Protecting cannas from the cold is not at all difficult. The first thing you need to do is take a sharp pruner, disinfect it and trim the flower stalks and leaves to the very base. Next, you should lay spruce branches on top or sprinkle a sufficient layer of pine needles. The next stage of organizing a protective shelter is to install pegs along the edges of the area with elands. It is on them that the mats need to be placed. Afterwards, the shelter should be securely fixed.

How to dig up cannas for storage in the fall?

If it is necessary to dig up cannas for storage, they must be removed from the soil only when it is sufficiently warm and dry. This manipulation must be carried out using a shovel, working carefully so as not to damage the integrity of the roots.

Cannes preparation

Having removed the rhizome from the soil, you need to carefully remove large clods of earth from it. But there is no need to completely remove the soil. The peduncle and damaged leaves must be cut off using a sharp knife.

If you plan to store cannas in the winter in the basement or cellar, in special boxes, cut off their leaves by about twenty centimeters. Next, place the rhizomes under a canopy or in a cool, ventilated area and dry.

Take wooden boxes suitable size, fill them with a soil mixture of equal parts of peat, sand and sawdust. Moisten this mass and send the prepared rhizomes there. It is best to store cannas at temperatures ranging from five to eight degrees Celsius. The humidity in the room should be at the level of sixty percent.

Important condition storage of canna rhizomes - systematic watering, it must be done at least once a month. It is also necessary to periodically inspect such planting material for signs of decay.

How to keep cannas dormant in winter?

It is quite possible to preserve cannas in a pot. In this case, there is no need to cut the stems of the plants; you need to place them together with the extracted lump of earth inside a suitable size flower pot. Such a pot must be sent for storage to the veranda, loggia or indoor balcony. The temperature in the selected storage location should be between twelve and fifteen degrees. Watering should be done moderately at intervals of two weeks. The soil should not be too moist, otherwise root system plants may rot.

Is it possible to move a flower indoors for the winter??

Some gardeners prefer to transfer cannas from the garden to the windowsill of their home. In this case, it is necessary to provide the plants proper care. It is important to plant them in a spacious pot; you can fill it with ordinary garden soil or a mixture of equal parts of sand, peat, and sawdust.

If you plan to keep cannes in your apartment in winter, then when removing them from the ground in the fall, remove only the dried or damaged leaves, and transfer the entire bush to a prepared pot.

Keep the plant close to a window and give it sufficient water. IN favorable conditions cannas may well continue to bloom in the apartment until mid-December. Next, the flower enters a period of rest, lasting from one and a half to two and a half months. At this time, the plant sheds its leaves, its stem also dries out and falls off. Over time, new leaves begin to form.

When growing cannas in an apartment, you need to feed them with mineral fertilizers about once a month. From about April, you can gradually harden the plant, but planting in the garden can only be done after a stable warm weather and the threat of night frosts is completely eliminated.

If you provide cannes with proper wintering, they will be able to delight their owners with luxurious flowering for many years.

"The canna flower requires special care. Tell us how to properly store cannas in winter?

Anastasia Petrovna Zavgorodnyaya, Belaya Tserkov, Kiev region.”

Cannes - beautiful plant with big bright colors. It has large leaves, which, depending on the variety, can range from dark green to purple.

The beauty of the canna is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent. And growing these plants is a real pleasure, because they grow quickly and are completely unpretentious. Storing cannas after digging is also not a problem, so be sure to decorate your area with this plant.

When to dig cannes?

Canna is a perennial that in our climate does not tolerate winter well in open ground. For this reason, its root bulbs are dug up already during the first frost. Before this, the flower stalks are cut off, leaving a 20-centimeter stump. Then they carefully dig it up, without removing the soil from the rhizomes or washing them away: the remaining soil retains moisture in winter. The dug up rhizomes must be dried by placing them in the shade. The plant can then be divided, leaving healthy buds on each tuber. It is also permissible to postpone the division process until spring.

How to store cannas in winter

A gardener may have a question: how to store a flower in winter? It is good to store cannas in the cellar at a temperature of about 8 degrees - in wooden or cardboard boxes, sprinkling the canna tubers with a mixture of sand and sawdust.

You can also store cannas together with soil in pots, left in a cool (up to 13°C) and well-lit room. Watering them at least once a month will be enough. When the time is approaching planting, feed the plant.

Do you know how to store cannas at home to enjoy their flowering until January? Just place them in a flower container. The main thing is to dig up the flowers before frost sets in and do not cut off the flower stalks. This - perfect solution for storing low-grade cannas. You can place such plants in your favorite room, water them regularly and fertilize them.

In the period from February to April, it is better to give the plant rest so as not to weaken it

Canna tubers, which have been stored in a specially prepared substrate throughout the winter, are carefully inspected and separated in the spring, after which they are planted.

You can also germinate tubers in pots in early spring

Caring for cannas mainly consists of providing the plant with successful wintering. To do this, you just need to create conditions that resemble an ordinary tropical winter - moderate coolness and light watering.

And do not allow the planting of cannas to be associated with the appearance of rot - then wonderful plant will delight you with magnificent flowering.

How to store cannas in winter. VIDEO

It is difficult to find words to describe the emotions and feelings that you experience when you see these amazingly beautiful flowers. Proper cultivation cannas: planting, timely care for it - will allow everyone to enjoy its amazing appearance and continuous flowering.

A few words about the plant

Canna is a monoculture, i.e. the only representative of the horse family (Cannaceae). Under natural conditions, it grows in South and Central America, China, Indonesia, and India.

The flower has thin, erect stems that grow up to 3 m in height in some varieties. The leaves are lanceolate or oblong, quite large, and can grow up to 80 cm in length and up to 25 cm in width.

Canna reveals its splendor when flowering. The main color of its buds is red, although breeders have managed to develop varieties with yellow, white, orange, pink and even two-color petals - speckled or bordered. The flowers grow up to 8 cm, they are bisexual, asymmetrically located on the flower shoot and collected in an inflorescence - a panicle or raceme.

The flower has only two drawbacks: it does not tolerate our winter outdoors well and has no smell. Among its advantages, gardeners highlight the following:

• very rarely gets sick;
• grows quickly;
• easy to grow;
• easy care;
• decorates the area with its flowering until late autumn.

If the buds have been pollinated by insects, large brown seeds have time to ripen. They can be used for reproduction.

Methods for growing canna

The flower is grown from seeds or rhizomes divided in the fall. Sprouting tubers at home or growing a plant from seeds is a mandatory procedure for our climate.

How to grow canna from seeds

The best time for sowing seeds is considered to be the end of January or the beginning of February.

Growing canna this way is more suitable for breeding work, since seedlings obtained from seeds in most cases do not retain varietal and species characteristics.

In order for the seeds to germinate well, their durable shell must be destroyed. To do this, you can use one of the following methods:

• pour boiling water over;
• keep for 3-4 hours in a thermos with warm water;
• put in the snow for 2-3 hours or in the freezer for 1 hour;
• destroy by mechanical force.

If you ignore this procedure, seed germination will deteriorate and the emergence of seedlings will be delayed.

Then the seeds are soaked in a growth stimulator for 24 hours and only then planted in a container with soil, the temperature of which must be at least 22 ºC before sowing. They are sealed to a depth of 7-10 mm, watered, and covered with film (glass). The first shoots will appear in about a month. When 3-4 leaves grow on them, they are picked (seated) separate pots, in which the flowers are kept before being planted in open ground.

After picking, the young seedlings are placed in a room where the temperature does not exceed 16-18 ºC.

How to grow from rhizomes

Growing a flower from a rhizome is considered the simplest and most reliable way. At the end of March or beginning of April, the rhizomes stored for storage are cleared of soil, and their dried parts are removed. Division is based on the number of tuberous buds. If there are 2 buds nearby, they should be left together.

The resulting sections should be treated with a solution of manganese, diluted in a ratio of 0.2 g of manganese powder per 1 liter of water. For the same purpose you can take wood ash. Treatment is carried out to prevent tubers from becoming infected with fungal infections.

The separated rhizomes are planted shallowly in a prepared soil mixture consisting of sand, peat and black soil, taken in equal parts. The first leaves appear quickly - after 2-3 weeks. After germination, the flower is removed to a cool but sufficiently lit place with a temperature of 16–18 ºC. Such conditions are necessary for young plant didn't stretch. Caring for it consists of timely watering and maintaining the desired temperature.

Planting in open ground

If in the spring it is planned to plant canna in open ground, then in mid-April it should be taken out and prepared for new conditions for it. To do this, every day in sunny weather you need to take it out into the fresh air.

Planting is carried out after the end of frost. The flower prefers a sunny area, protected from drafts, with light fertile soil. Before planting, drainage is placed in the hole, consisting of the following components:

• manure or hay (20 cm layer);
• soil (25-30 cm layer);
• fertilizers

Such a “pillow” will warm the roots and stimulate intensive growth and flowering of the canna. You can plant it after intensive watering of the hole. Planting depth is 20–25 cm. The distance between planted bushes is about half a meter. From the time of planting to the start of flowering, it usually takes up to 2 months.

How to care

Further care consists of watering, loosening the soil, weed control and fertilizing.

Care involves fertilizing three times per season. Once every 10 days, when watering, grains of manganese are placed under each flower (or diluted in water in the amount of 2 g per 10 liters of water). It is necessary to stimulate flowering.

The best types of fertilizers are considered to be mineral (containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) and organic.

Their application is carried out using the root method: after watering, fertilizer granules are scattered around the bushes, and the soil is loosened. Before flowering, at intervals of 2 weeks, you can feed with chicken droppings diluted in water 1:10.

The plant should be watered regularly, but moderately. The flower needs abundant watering only before it blooms.

When watering canna, do not overdo it. Excess moisture will provoke the development of bacterial and fungal diseases.

Care includes conservation decorative look Cannes. To do this, she regularly needs to trim off faded flowers.

Growing canna is also possible at home - it is bred as a potted plant. In order for it to feel good and grow in winter, it is important to know some of the features of growing it at home.

For a flower to grow at home, it is enough to dig it out of the ground and place it in a pot. indoor plants with a diameter of at least 50 cm, watering in advance garden soil insecticide. This procedure is necessary to avoid insects from moving into the room.

Caring for a plant at home is even easier than in a flower garden. There is no need to spray it, remove weeds or loosen the soil. It is enough to place it in a lighted room, water it and feed it with fertilizers. Indoor canna It is in a dormant period for only 2 months, and the rest of the time it pleases with its beauty.

Proper and timely care at home will preserve the beauty of the canna even after flowering has finished.

Plant after flowering

After flowering, indoor canna needs rest for some time. It is necessary to reduce watering daily, and then stop it completely. Then the leaves are cut off and the pot with the plant is placed in a cool place where the temperature is at least 10 ºC. In spring, the roots are removed from the soil, divided and planted in pots or open ground.

If the canna grew in the garden, then after flowering it also does not need abundant watering. It gradually contracts and then stops. As soon as the first frosts begin, the stems are cut off and the rhizomes are dug up along with the ground.

Nutrients are localized in the rhizome only after cold weather. If you dig up flowers before frost, the roots will not receive the supply of substances necessary for wintering.

Before storing cannas, the rhizomes should be dried in the shade for 2–3 days. It is better to place them under a canopy or in a shed.

How to store

• in boxes or boxes;
• in flower pots.

If the first option was chosen, then before digging it is necessary to prepare the soil: mix peat, sand and sawdust in equal quantities. After removing the rhizomes from the ground and drying, they are placed in containers, covered with soil and, if necessary, slightly moistened. The best storage temperature is +8-10 ºC.

The entire storage period of the tubers must be reviewed. Rotten parts are cut off and sprinkled charcoal, cinnamon or ash.

With the second storage option, you can simultaneously preserve flowers until spring and enjoy their appearance in winter at home. The main thing is to have time to dig them up before the onset of frost. Care during this period is slightly different. Cannas should be placed in a bright place, fed and watered.

If several varieties of canna are stored simultaneously, it is recommended to attach a tag with its name to each rhizome. This technique will help you create a unique composition when planting in the spring, taking into account the characteristics of each variety.

To grow a flower, it is important to create conditions close to its native ones. In summer it is warmth and plenty of moisture, in winter it is moderate watering and coolness. The gardener’s reward for careful and proper care and patience will be a healthy and strong appearance of the plant, abundant flowering.