HOW TO germinate canna lily seeds || Grow your own cannas from seed! 6&7 mo. updates!

[@SummersideDiver]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I saved several rhizomes and seeds from our cannas this year. I can’t wait to see what happens when I germinate and wake them up! Your video will help me to get them started.

[@Garden-Oasis]

You’re very welcome! 😊 I’m so glad you found the video useful. Good luck with your canna germination!

[@shirley4726]

This video was SO helpful! I just wanted to say thanks for posting it. I got a canna for Mother's Day this past spring and I love it. Had no idea what the funny little green bulb was that formed on the flower stalk 😂I've now harvested the seeds, which look nice and dark just like you showed in your video. I'll be trying to germinate them early next spring. Thanks again! 👍💖✌

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@shirley4726 you’re very welcome! 😊 I’m so glad you found the video useful. Good luck on your germinating adventure! What fun, to germinate the seeds of something that has sentimental value. It will add a specialness to the little emerging baby plants. 🌱

[@cynthiaborden4209]

Wow, such a thorough and detailed video. Thanks. I have some canna seeds, and I can't wait to try this.

[@Garden-Oasis]

Try it and let me know if you germinate anything interesting or different. Who knows? Yours might be the next spectator chance seedling that captivates gardeners worldwide! 😊 good luck and thanks for watching

[@cynthiaborden4209]

I am on my 2nd week of soaking canna seeds. 2 out of 20 so far have sprouted. I am starting to see some white discoloration with the remainder. I still prefer this method over filing any day.

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@cynthiaborden4209 that’s a bit low on the germination rate. Did you make sure to scratch them till you saw some white under the shell? I wonder why you only got two. 🤔 I’d keep soaking just to see what happens and switch to changing the water every day. Just so they don’t rot on you while you wait for the rest to sprout.

[@airgunner0335]

0:02 0:02 0:02 Thank you for your video. I had 500 cannas and I gave away 400 of them, now I'm starting over I'm looking forward to what grows from my 300 seeds Happy Growing I'm in Atwater California zone 9

[@Garden-Oasis]

You had 500 cannas?? Wow that’s amazing! The amount of planting and maintenance you must have needed to do for those 😳 I’m truly impressed. Did you get anything truly unique to germinate? If not, I hope your next batch will give you something spectacular 🤞 good luck!

[@airgunner0335]

@@Garden-Oasis love the auto irrigation system with 1/4" tubing and micro sprinklers I would give them food very 2 months and trim as needed oh and talk to them. Some of the colors were lighter than the parent plants but the flowers were the same size. All of the plants were in pots so that they could be moved as needed for sun exposure. I enjoy growing them many different species of flowers, wide petals, narrow ones, large flowers, small ones, tight clusters and single ones sorry for the run on Happy Growing everyone

[@caroleverest2049]

I wish you could give them to me. Brighten up my drab little yard, as well as my drab little life

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@caroleverest2049 Carol, join us in our germination adventures! You could purchase canna seeds for very cheap on eBay. It might be too late this season to start some and get them to flower but what have you got to lose? You would at the very least get the practice of germinating them under your belt for the coming growing season. You could even collect seeds for free from cannas in parks if you know of any around you. 😊 good luck 🍀👍

[@helensmith9265]

Great video! I have quite a few cannas & I love them. Glad you showed us how to get the seeds etc. thanks so much. Will be hoarding the seeds later & will have many more cannas! Yay 10:11

[@Garden-Oasis]

You’re very welcome! 😊 let me know if you have any questions when you start to harvest them or when you try germinating them. I’ll be glad to help if I can. Good luck! 👍🍀 😊

[@nazneentonse6768]

Thank you so much! Your video, though longish, was worth every minute .. clear visuals, simple explanation, soothing voice and spoken clear and slow enough. Really appreciate your sharing, and will check out more of your videos. I'm here in Bangalore, India, by the way! No idea what zone! Tropical mostly pleasant weather here, and we're in our monsoon season at the moment. Looking forward to trying out my canna seeds now, what fun! Thanks again, Sue!

[@Garden-Oasis]

Oh thank you so much for the kind compliments. 😊 I got curious as to what zone Bangalore would be equivalent to and it looks like you guys would be a zone 12. Good luck with your seeds! I hope you germinate some interesting ones 👍😊

[@bjbrown6488]

Very good info, thank you. This is my first year growing Cannas 😊

[@Garden-Oasis]

Growing cannas is so rewarding because you get so much impact for your efforts. Good luck! Check back if you have any questions 😊

[@Bohnzye]

Greetings Sue, Can you please explain / cover in another video starting the seeds in soil?, Pottiing soil? Planting depth? Watering? Thank you

[@Garden-Oasis]

The process would be the same as far as the scratching of the outer coating. And if you just want to plant them without soaking first, you’d just jump to the section of this video where I plants them in pots after they had sprouted. 1/2 an inch deep, cover them, keep them watered and you’re all set. If you’re planting straight into the garden, you’d do the same thing. Scratch, 1/2 inch deep, keep watered. You’ll get some to germinate, though I wouldn’t recommend it because they really do need a lot of water at first to get going. You’d have to water that spot constantly to keep the soil moist enough.

[@yvesvirginie2852]

Appreciate the great video and detailed explanations. Thank you.👍 Now I know what to do.

[@Garden-Oasis]

You’re very welcome! So glad you found it useful 😊 good luck! 👍

[@rafael2661]

Excellent video! Thank you❤

[@Garden-Oasis]

Thank you so much! 😊 thanks for taking the time to comment

[@joy186]

your videos are awesome, so informative! will you do dahlias in the future? like tips and tricks how to grow? Also, garden tour pls! no pressure though! I look foward to more videos!

[@Garden-Oasis]

Thank you for the suggestion! Yes,I love dahlias and I do have suggestions on how to grow and store them. I will definitely make some videos on what I personally like to do 😊 And thank you so much for the compliments 🥰

[@kmanmott6162]

One question I have, when you are planting the seeds that have the white embryo exposed, are you planting the white tip UP or white tip DOWN in the soil? Thanks so much.

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@kmanmott6162 it doesn’t matter what direction it points. It could be facing straight down and it will still grow upwards, or vice versa. In nature, when they fall to the ground, no one turns them and faces them in a certain direction. They’ve evolved over millions of years to be able to find up for their leaves and down for their roots. Just drop it in the hole and cover with soil. It will take care of the rest on its own 😊👍 don’t worry about it, you got this 👍

[@socalmingtowatchandsuchawe4281]

I collected seed last year (from the council’s display), germinated them this year (chipping the seed and putting on damp paper in plastic in warm cupboard) and plants grew well but not old enough to flower this year. One mature plant in the garden I left in last winter, covering it, after cutback, with a large upturned plastic bucket to deter some of the rain, and it survived. I do this with dahlias too. But, what to do with the youngsters this winter? I’m in Kent UK

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@socalmingtowatchandsuchawe4281 if the older ones survived the winter, I don’t see why the younger ones wouldn’t too, with the same protections. But if you’re worried about them, you can dig up the roots, put them in a box and store them in a place that stays cold but doesn’t freeze, like a basement or a cellar. You won’t need to brush off all the soil like most people do, I never have. I just chuck the whole clump, compost and all, into a cardboard box and put them in the garage. The soil around them actually acts as an insulator both from the cold and from drying out.

[@gianna7256]

Hello great video thank you. I have been growing Canna Lilies for the 2 years it's all new to me but I was surprised with the beautiful colors I got for the first time. I grow mine in big pots I dug out the rhisomes but lost lots of them they were dry they looked dead & I threw them.This year I dug them up put the in a paper bag and will keep them in the cupboard you think they will survive?

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@gianna7256 if the cupboard is in a cool place, like a basement, they will survive but not inside your house. Inside your house they will want to wake up and start growing. They need to stay cool, but not freezing, to stay dormant. The basement is a perfect place to store them as it stays a consistent 50 degrees down there. Not too hot to wake them and not too cold to damage them. If you don’t have a basement, I’d keep them in the garage in a protected spot for most of the time, but as soon as the temp in the garage gets close to dropping to freezing, bring them inside till the temps rise back up, to above freezing and take them back out… if you have an extra fridge, you can keep them in there the whole winter (in the fridge section, not the freezer). So your basic mission is to keep them cool but not freezing.

[@Bohnzye]

T/y so much! ❤

[@Garden-Oasis]

You’re very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to comment 😊

[@murrij]

Thank you

[@Garden-Oasis]

You’re very welcome! 😊

[@sandrabriggs8131]

So white seeds will not germinate? I am currently trying to germinate white canna seeds. This is a wonderful presentation. I am in zone 10-11❤

[@Garden-Oasis]

Thank you! 😊…No, I’ve never seen white mature canna seeds. They are white in the green pods, when the pods first form. Then the seeds start to mature, along with the pods. The pods go from green to brown as the seeds mature to black inside them… though it’s possible I don’t know everything and there actually are white mature seeds somehow, but I’ve never seen them. Where did you get the white seeds?

[@sandrabriggs8131]

@Garden-Oasis from a Lilly that had just dropped its bloom. I think if I had waited the seed pod would have turned brown/black. I've got it 2 sitting in water. Well see. Thank you for responding. A second question, do yu know where I can get presidential canna lilies? They are hard to find

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@sandrabriggs8131 yes if you’d have waited about 2-3 weeks, they’d have matured. You’ll get more chances to collect them, I’m sure 😊. A quick google search showed me 3 sellers that were the first results. Hollandbulbfarms.com, Eden brothers, and Dutchbulbs.com all have them in stock. Holland bulbs is actually having a sale on them as we speak. 😊 good luck 👍

[@sandrabriggs8131]

@@Garden-Oasis Thank you again!!

[@johnfreeman1623]

My seeds are in the water for more than 2 weeks and no change.😕just like day 1☹

[@Garden-Oasis]

I’m sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, your seeds may be nonviable. If you scratched them like I show in the video and soaked them, then you did all you could do. I’d try buying another batch and try again. However, I’d try it in spring, it’s pretty late in the season for canna seeds. You’ll have enough time to get them to maybe a foot tall at most before they slow down in the cool fall weather. Cannas need heat to thrive.. Unless you’re in a tropical area, then of course, go for it 👍 good luck! 😊

[@DanielFix-b1b]

Bonjour, merci d avance M FIX Daniel

[@Garden-Oasis]

You’re very welcome! 😊 I hope you found it useful. Good luck!

[@CookNComedy]

Where do I find the seeds

[@Garden-Oasis]

You can buy them on eBay for very cheap. People collect them from their plants and sell them. You can also buy them from online plant stores that sell seeds. I think I’ve even seen them being sold in amazon. I’d just google “canna lily seeds” and go with the best option. You’ll only have to buy them once. Then you can collect your own seeds and store them for the next year 👍

[@CookNComedy]

@@Garden-Oasis thank you I found some, you gained a subscriber

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@CookNComedy you’re very welcome 😊