Hybrid deep water water cannas

This is three of the seedlings from the Endeavour seeds Alice sent me. the seeds cross pollinated with another canna and this is the result. The maroon seem to be growing faster then the green. The green when it was smaller had splotches of maroon but as they got older they disappeared. I am hoping they have the Endeavours flower color rasberry red. They should be blooming by September. The leaves are the prettiest maroon that I have ever seen on any canna and I am hoping to cross it with one of the cannas that likes water and has a deep red flower to develop a deep red deep water canna, hopefully keeping the maroon leaves. paul

Here is a close up of the maroon leave so you can see the color. paul

Nice job paul!

Hi Paul, can you please tell me how do you cross your cannas? Thanks. Jen

Ok well you need to get up in the morning before the bees about 630 lol i use a q tip i take pollen from one flower and add it to my canna that makes the seeds and hope it works paul

this should help Jen http://www.gardenersnet.com/atoz/pollen.htm paul

Make that about 5:30 am.

Paul, what do you mean "deep water" cannas?

Deborah

Cannas that can grow in about 2 feet of water paul

Nice color on that one Paul. Have you named it yet?
Belinda :-)

Not Yet paul