Harvest Canna Seeds
To harvest canna
seeds it is
important you do not 'dead head' your flowers. Strictly
speaking
you can only harvest canna seeds from species canna. There
are a
number of hybrids that will produce seeds if allowed. Hybrid
seeds however will not necessarily produce plants like their parents.
In fact you can't be entirely too sure what you will get from
hybrid seed. You never know, you might just create a purple
leaved canna with white variegation that does not scorch in the sun.
Unlikely though.
| After a bee has had its wicked way with your
flower, the flower will
fade and fall off leaving a small pod. This
pod begins to
swell as the seeds inside develop. |
 Canna flower and
developing pod
|
| The pods continue to swell over the next few weeks.... |
 Canna seed pods
|
Warning!
Do not harvest canna seeds until the pods have dried out and
split to reveal the black seeds within. Failure to do so will
result in white unripe seeds that will shrivel before your eyes.
Net result - you will be sent in to a deep depression,
perhaps
only rivalled by that chap who, after having broken his leg high up on
an Andean mountain, found himself alone at the bottom of an icy ravine.
The word stupid crossed his lips several times, you may find
yourself quoting him.
Wait until...
Canna pod ready for harvesting
Wait until...
Canna pod ready for harvesting
Happy harvesting.