Content
- How can Canna be shared?
- Why should you divide the flower tube?
- Step 1: Dig rhizomes out of earth
- Step 2: Share rhizomes
- Step 3: Plant Rhizomteilstücke
- Tips & Tricks
How can Canna be shared?
It is worthwhile to divide the flower tube again every year. This method is considered by Canna to be the most common way of propagating the plant. But what needs to be considered?
Why should you divide the flower tube?
Basically, it is advisable to subject Canna to a division every two to three years. For one, the division strengthens the plant. On the other hand, dividing serves to multiply. This saves costs. The only drawback: With this method, no new varieties can be obtained, in contrast to sowing.
Step 1: Dig rhizomes out of earth
After bringing the rhizomes of Canna over the winter unscathed, you can share them. This should be done best in the spring before planting. Get or dig the rhizomes from their wintering habitat. Then clean them from the ground so that you can see all the parts well.
Step 2: Share rhizomes
Next, a suitable tool for dividing the rhizomes is chosen. Among others, a spade, a sharp knife or a saw are suitable. Before the tool is used, it should be cleaned or, if necessary, disinfected. As a result, possibly adhering pathogens are killed.
Now the long rhizome is severed. It should create sections that have at least one and a maximum of three eyes. The eyes are the places that stand out with their oblong-pointed shape and their pink color. Finally, unusable cuts that have been created are sorted out.
Step 3: Plant Rhizomteilstücke
The newly obtained parts of the rhizomes must be planted. The soil when planting should be well loosened, light and nutritious. A suitable location for the new rhizomes is as follows:
Tips & Tricks
Canna rhizomes are usually extremely robust. Alternatively, they can be shared in the fall. However, this is less recommended because the rhizomes suck up nutrients from the leaves until late autumn.