Organic Gardening Ideas for Lilies

Organic Gardening Ideas for Canna bulbs.

There are unlimited ways to grow organic flowers; and it should not be limited to the size of your ground.

In other words; you can find ways to beautify a small location; by modifying your idea about it.

How about setting-up a mini pond at one corner of your garden?

A young Canna plant is placed in water from the day 1 to the day 43.

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With a pond; you can plant many big sizes of attractive flowers that you desired at any chosen time.

Organic gardening Canna flower shoot came on the day 77.

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Canna lilies are beautiful!
Her petals could made you dream of those
ladies fabric garment "Georgette"; and those light and
silky ice dancing costumes.

A 12.5 cm (about 5 inches) tall, two leaves stems young Canna plant was bought on 23-5-2009; and placed at one of the corner of our first DIY pond surface (above picture 1); with a black square plastic basket of a mix of 20% potting soil and 80% sand.

Canna Bulb Plant's Further Development

The Canna lily's yellowish green leaves were enlarged and increased from 3 to 7 from the day 23 to the day 30 (picture 2&3 above).
The 3rd leaf stem came on the day 43 (above picture 4).
A short light green flower shoot appeared on the day 77 (picture 5).
Flower shoot changed to pinkish in 3 days time (above picture 6&8).
Four large and solid leaves stems were completed on the day 81 (picture 7).
The plant was transferred to our second pond near the west corner; and at the center of the garden. The flower buds had turned into purplish pink on 15th August; the day 84 (picture 8 above).

The first beautiful Canna blossom came out from its bud to enjoy the nature on a mid-summer day.

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Organic Gardening Ideas
for Warm Climate Perennials

The first charming deep yellow petal with red dots is rolling up on the day 84 (picture 9 above).
The next day a medium sized flower is completely opened (picture 10-11) under the sparkling sun power; with more buds. Thereafter, one petal was faded in 4 hours time (picture 12).
Second flower appeared on the day 86 (picture 13-15); and it continued flowering.
Seedling occurred on 25-8-2009, the day 94 (picture 16).

Organic grown Canna lily is completing its growing cycle on the day 94.

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Benefits of Growing Canna in Water

Needs almost no care, besides trimming away the died down flower petals.
During the flowers blooming period; you can feed some chlorine free natural mineral water as the fertilizers; if you wish.
It can attract quite a numbers of essential insects chasing around your beautiful blossoms.
It can create more joyful moments for you; by watching the flowers showing one by one to you.
After Bloomed you can keep the plant; including the basket in a protected place to rest; before the cold set-in.
You can move the plant at any time; and to everywhere.

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