Planning Ahead with Spring Bulbs
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
January 19, 2018 10:03am CST
This is a photo of a tulip breaking through. Kind of gives one a little hope if you're in the Northern Hemisphere that Spring is not too far. I decided to make sure I purchase a Canna Lily Bulb this year so it will be ready to bloom in July/August.
Unfortunately I couldn't find a free image of a Canna Lilly in full bloom so just chose the one above of a tulip bulb bursting into life. The Canna Lilly grows into a single, huge, tall, tropical-looking plant with either a bright Yellow, Red or Orange Bloom. It's one single bloom that lasts about a month at the end of the summer.
But what's best about it is it provides the owner with a gorgeous display of large, tropical leaves that are lovely on their own before the bulb bursts into flower. You can take it in during the ensuing winter and if you're kind to it- and hide it away properly, it will bloom again the next year.
The bulbs are expensive (about $12.00 for one here) but the upside is you usually can get a few years out of beautiful blooming for that price. Here's looking forward to the Canna Lilly! Now, all I have to do is to remember to buy the darn thing this Spring. 
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@allknowing (130176)
• India
20 Jan 18
We used to just pull them out in my mother's garden and now I just cannot find them
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@rebelann (111284)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jan 18
Here's what I got just by googling Canna Lilly @MarymargII
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Jan 18
@rebelann Beautiful flowers but are they free to publish? That was what I'm worried about! Thanks though for them- really incredible colour!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
I just use Pixabay and I couldn't find any open pics of them- no prob though- I'll keep looking. :)
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@LadyDuck (459514)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 18
@MarymargII I usually dig up the bulbs in Autumn and plant them back, they stay healthier.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Jan 18
@LadyDuck That's a great thought and a good practice that I may start doing this year- although I have brought in tulip bulbs to keep the squirrels from eating them-- :)
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
Look them up you will see how majestic they are- you would have to dig them up in Switzerland every Autumn like we must do here but they are worth it.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
20 Jan 18
@MarymargII Yes, that's what I do with my begonias.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
You could, however, in the UK. It would work like they do in Canada- you'd have to take out the bulbs in Winter. :)
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Jan 18
i didn't even think about begonia bulbs- wow! I may look into that- I always have begonias but buy them annually.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Jan 18
@MarymargII , our winter can be quite cold with black frost sometimes. So I am not too sure of that.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Jan 18
The Cannas are wonderful flowers and I'm so sure you have them in South Africa where you will never have to take them out of the soil as it is so tropical!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
27 Jan 18
@bluesa We would have to check the temps. and maybe you're right then- they may have to be dug up to replant in the Spring.
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@just4him (307356)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Jan 18
@MarymargII I haven't grown anything outside. Though I'm doing better with indoor plants.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Jan 18
Yep- I'm already planning on visiting a few garden centres. Some will not be open but I want to see the price this year. Have you ever grown them?
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Jan 18
@just4him I remember that now as well- you were proud of some plants you had inside.
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@allknowing (130176)
• India
20 Jan 18
What a beautiful scene that is - those two leaves - a photographer's delight.
We just did not care for Canna in the good old days and now I cannot find them anywhere. I just long to have them in my garden
We just did not care for Canna in the good old days and now I cannot find them anywhere. I just long to have them in my garden1 person likes this
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
VEry majestic and tropical and they will certainly grow in your garden in India! You could try to buy them on line. The orange ones are so gorgeous.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Jan 18
I used to have bulbs that I dug up every fall and stored in vermiculite, not Calla lilies, however. It gets to be a drag after a while lol
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
So true so I'll have to keep them to a minimum- one or two---tops!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Jan 18
Yes it is a little sign of hope for the Spring and the future!
@Marilynda1225 (79991)
• United States
19 Jan 18
Once those little bulbs start popping up we know spring is near. I'm so ready for spring this year that I hope it comes early
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
Same here- it's been a brutal winter so far---but it's coming!!
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@JESSY3236 (18991)
• United States
26 Jan 18
I looked up what they look like and they are beautiful. I haven't made any plans of flowers yet. I'm trying to get through with winter.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
27 Jan 18
Me too- it was mild this weekend but apparently we are in for some more real Winter weather coming up!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jan 18
Spring will eventually get here then summer then you will wonder how time flew by.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
Exactly, like everything I now say about things far away in time- it will be here tomorrow!! That's how it feels as time goes so fast!
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
19 Jan 18
That does seem a bit high per plant, but they are so pretty once they bloom.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
Yes, plus you get it every year after that!
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jan 18
@MarymargII That's true and without the labor involved.
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@Morleyhunt (21739)
• Canada
19 Jan 18
That was a timely reminder. Maybe I will look for a canna lily to plant once I'm at the new house.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
It will definitely colour-up your garden and add a tropical touch!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Jan 18
I have canna`s and here they multiply and soon I have a fence of them all summer. The yellow are by far the prettiest to me. Since we don`t usually get super cold I leave them in the ground and they pop up every year. The ones I have now are over 30 years old.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jan 18
Yes, the yellow ones are gorgeous too- and they do just grow so much in height when you can leave them.
