Sorry If I am repeating myself but a posting earlier has not appeared,
(may be finger trouble?)

I have a Canna that I bought in a pot that has flowered wonderfully but
I may have missed a dead head as now there is a large seed pod on the
plant.

1) Will the seed be viable?

2) How long do I leave it on the plant to ripen?

3) When do I sow it and in what medium & conditions?

Thanks

"Bookworm" <terryj [at] fsmail.net> wrote in message
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> Sorry If I am repeating myself but a posting earlier has not appeared,
> (may be finger trouble?)
>
> I have a Canna that I bought in a pot that has flowered wonderfully but
> I may have missed a dead head as now there is a large seed pod on the
> plant.
> > 1) Will the seed be viable?
> > 2) How long do I leave it on the plant to ripen?
> > 3) When do I sow it and in what medium & conditions?
> Thanks

Wait until teh seed pod is ripe and the seeds are brown/black
Save them till spring and then see:
http://www.karcheskycanna.com/growingtips.htm
I've never bothered with the filing/chipping and usually get a really good
germination rate anyway.

Jenny

"JennyC" <Jenny.squirrel [at] chello.nl> wrote in message
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>
> "Bookworm" <terryj [at] fsmail.net> wrote in message
> news:1153580130.473224.156670 [at] i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> > Sorry If I am repeating myself but a posting earlier has not appeared,
> > (may be finger trouble?)
> >
> > I have a Canna that I bought in a pot that has flowered wonderfully but
> > I may have missed a dead head as now there is a large seed pod on the
> > plant.
> > > 1) Will the seed be viable?
> > > 2) How long do I leave it on the plant to ripen?
> > > 3) When do I sow it and in what medium & conditions?
> > Thanks
>
> Wait until teh seed pod is ripe and the seeds are brown/black
> Save them till spring and then see:
> http://www.karcheskycanna.com/growingtips.htm
> I've never bothered with the filing/chipping and usually get a really good
> germination rate anyway.
>
> Jenny
>
Only bother with the hard round shiny seeds the wrinkly ones are not viable,
speed things up by pouring boiling water on them sow 24 hours later they
germinate in a warm place in about 4-5days
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)