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Seeds and Pod...Canna Tropicanna

26 Sep, 2008
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these lovely fuzzy pods will dry on the plant splitting open and dropping the hard black seed. Since they're a tropical I'm sure they don't need any cold treatment so I'm going to bring in all the pods and hope that the seed is ripe... next spring I'm going to plant them!!

Comments on this photo

Youngdaisydee

Ahh thats what they look like Lori. Someone on another forum asked me for seeds from my Tropicanna and i wasn't sure how..I do now, Thanks..

26 Sep, 2008

Greenthumb

Wonderful. I was wondering the same thing. :-)

29 Sep, 2008

Gillian

The canna you sent me produced seeds which I am going to try and grow.

2 Oct, 2008

Lori

Youngdaisy and GreenT: Glad to be of help! Great, Gillian, we'll have to compare notes!

2 Oct, 2008

Tasteyg

3 seeds per pod? Is that right?

24 Oct, 2008

Lori

that's what mine had... the pods will dry and wither on the stalk and the seeds fall like rain if you disturb the plants! Think you might try using them for jewellery?

24 Oct, 2008

Motinot

Only just found this very helpful message....thanks Lori..

13 Oct, 2009

Lori

most welcome Motinot... have since done some looking and found that the seeds are used to make jewellery...they are very hard...black and a lovely shape...we had our first killing frost last night and my cannas are all droopy...will have to dig them soon as we are expecting five days of below zero temps.

14 Oct, 2009