Nothing conjures up the feeling of the tropics like giant, lush-leaved plants, and if you live in the tropics or subtropics, you get to enjoy them year-round. The rest of us have to buy them every year and treat them as annuals or, if we’re in the know, save them from year to year.
This 2024 image provided by Chris Petersen shows a Canna ‘Pink Sunburst’ plant in bloom in Asharoken, N.Y. This 2006 image provided by Chris Petersen shows an orange canna plant in bloom at Landcraft Environmentals in Mattituck, N.Y. This 2003 image provided by Chris Petersen shows tropical banana plants growing on the Farmingdale State College campus in Farmingdale, N.Y. This July 9, 2024, image provided by Shivani Singh shows Canna plants at the center of a planter display in a Melville, N.Y.
If you bought potted elephant ears , cannas or caladiums, bring the pots inside instead of kicking them to the curb. Place them near a sunny window, water often and fertilize occasionally with ordinary houseplant fertilizer diluted to half strength. Rinse and separate their “bulblet” roots and allow them to air dry thoroughly, then place them in peat moss in a box in which you’ve cut some holes for ventilation. Milk crates work well for storing large quantities. Place the box or crate in a cool, dark place like a crawl space or cellar.Dutch police arrest a suspect in a botched art heist of Andy Warhol screenprintsCheck on them about once a month and spritz them with water if they begin to shrivel, and discard any that start to rot.
Place the plants in a warmer, sunnier spot, lightly prune and fertilize about a month before the danger of frost has passed, then move them back outdoors.Tropical banana plants growing on the Farmingdale State College campus in Farmingdale, N.Y.
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