Accessible Gardening: More Disabled Gardeners, Laughing with Joy ..., 1 by seacanepain

seacanepain wrote:
All the above talk has given me an idea. (Collective groan.) Amargia has an over abundance of some varieties of Canna lilies to put it mildly. I would like to try an experiment, but need some help. Would any of you more northerly folk consider trying to grow cannas as an annual? The way coleus is grown. Is there a reason I haven’t thought about that is not commonly done other than the fact Canna starts are usually expensive? Or, is it done, but being in the south, I just haven't heard about it? The ladies here are completely incapable of just throwing the excess plants into the compost bin. (Seems to be a common symptom of chlorophyl addiction, Jacki. You're not alone.) If I find these Canna would grow well up north, Amargia could probably price them low enough that replacing them every year would not be a strain on people’s garden budget, which would be the perfect solution to the problem. I could send roots to anyone who wants to take part in the experiment this spring. All I would want in return is to know how well they grew and to know of any problems that occurred. If it does work, I will have found a new way to market these types of cannas. Amargia can always use the extra funds. Jim Photo: A purple leaf variety of Canna