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Originally Posted by WaterWitchin
Wyoming is a late summer bloomer. My best guess is not a long enough growing season. That's pretty small heightwise for a Wyoming to be blooming. Can you get it started earlier in the spring?
Second guess... a clinker, as Carol says.
If you want to grow a really cool canna for the leaves, look into Phasion. It's my favorite, and the sun shining through the leaves is magical.
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PS if the canna your neighbor is growing (burgundy leaves) has red flowers... it's an earlier and very prolific bloomer. Don't expect the same from Wyoming.
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I can't start it earlier as I don't have any heated glass and it's too big to bring indoors (we have a tiny house and my husband already thinks I have too many houseplants!). The pot just goes into our shed when the frosts start and comes out when they get mild - I put fleece over it if we have a late frost.
I'll try putting it into a larger pot next year to see if that helps it get taller.
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We usually have loads of rain, so losing plants to too much water is usually more of a problem, but this has been an exceptionally dry season, so maybe water shortage is the problem. I'll keep a closer eye on the watering next year.
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Originally Posted by Dollythehun
If you can find an index of canas, listing them according to characteristics, then you could see the bloom times of each. Like daffodils, are they extremely early, mid-season, late season or extremely late.
As an experienced gardener with many years under her belt, more than you've probably been alive, I can tell you, you cannot grow everything. There are some things you're just not successful with. This is not a personal problem it's the way the world works. And you have to accept that. So do your best research, give your best care and if it doesn't flower enjoy it for the foliage. I think you see a thread of the same advice running through all of these replies.
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Flowering advice for the UK is June to September, so I guess it should be able to flower here - we're not the warmest part, but not the coldest either. But if it doesn't, I love the foliage anyway. I learned the hard way some years ago that I can't grow everything, but I do like to give it my best shot when I get a free plant to try!
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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts
if it is at all helpful, i am always happy to send cuttings/ bulbs to OB family.
I have yellow, red, orange, coral and pink cannas and i always thought they were all the same. as the leaves are pretty much the same.
I will put up pics, if there is anyway to ID them and any are "early" i would be happy to send you some bulbs next spring.
then you can have the lovely leaves and hopefully some blooms too!
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Thank you, that is so kind, but I think importing into the UK might be an issue. I'll keep an eye open for some more bargain cannas in my local plant nursery and maybe try a different variety next year.
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