In order to make the best of your rhizomes, you must keep the cooling chain we have started at packing in a container. The temperature range is 50F - 59F (10-15C ) and should be fixed. Any prolonged. change in Temp. will lead to humidity changes and huge opportunities for microorganisms to start working on rotting processes. Canna Indica is a tropical plant. Any exposure to temperatures lower than 50F (10C) will lead to damages. Keep your shipment protected!

 

General information

• Height: 45 - 70 cm (Dwarf varieties) 80-150 cm (Normal varieties) 150-250 cm (Giant varieties)

• Leaf color: green, purplish, striped

• Bloom color: red, white, pink, yellow, orange, spotted

• Dormancy-breaking requirements: none

• Winter hardiness: non-hardy

• Methods of storage: in barely moist peat at 50F (10°C), very little or no air circulation.

• Period of availability: December - February

 

Programming for pot production

• Storage temperature awaiting planting: 50 - 59F (10-15C) must not dry out

• Planting period: January – May Planting media temperature should be 62.5- 68F (17-20 0C)

• PGR: Recommended - dipping the rhizomes for 10 minutes, Paclobutrazol 400 ppm or Unicunazol 30 ppm, right before planting The dwarf varieties don't require any PGR.

• Rooting medium: well-drained, moisture-retentive rooting medium or standard potting compost, pH 6 - 7

• Planting depth: 2 - 3 cm over the rhizome

• Watering: plant in the normal moist rooting medium, water lightly after planting, taking care not to overwater.

• Housing time: after planting

• Fertilizer: light basic fertilization

• Greenhouse environment: 20°C; R.H. 60 - 80%

• Light requirements: up to 1,000 joules/cm2/day, then shade

• Greenhouse period: 12 - 16 weeks (full bloom), 8-12 weeks (1st blooming stem)

• Watering: normal, the more leaves, the more water

 

Dry sale

• Storage temperature awaiting packing: 50F - 59F (10-15C ) must not dry out

• Storage period: no more than one month.

• Packing: in aerated bags/ boxes with barely moist peat

• Shelf life: 6-8 weeks (Temp. 50F - 68F)