Canarina
Canariensis Seeds
Common name: Canary Bellflower Seeds
Scarification/Stratification: None
Hardiness Zones: 9
Perennial Seeds
Description:
Canarina canariensis is a plant in the Campanulaceae family
endemic to the Canary Islands off the North African Atlantic coast, with a
desert-like sunny climate year-round. But the higher elevations are yet covered
with a relic of tertiary (a geological age classification) forest that acts as
an important water trap by condensing water from the clouds. In this moist,
cool but frost-free environment grows this stunning plant. First introduced
into Europe in 1696, this is a beautiful plant for the cool greenhouse,
scrambling, rather than climbing, its way up to 10 ft. The annual vegetation
starts in August, with tiny purple shoots at first that elongate quickly during
autumn and winter, and form a big mass of scrambling, branching stems often
more than 2 m/6 feet long with a flower at each tip. This is a beautiful vine
with bluish green attractive arrow-shaped, glaucous leaves, and bearing
superbly beautiful, large, bell-shaped flowers, approximately 7cm/3 in long and
5cm/2 in wide. These can be orange to quite deep orangey-red, exquisitely
veined in a darker shade. This plant will bloom during winter. As if the beauty
of the flowers were not enough, these are followed by orange or reddish-black,
walnut-sized, fleshy berries that are edible. It forms a thick, fleshy,
beet-like tuber and is very herbaceous and slightly fleshy, with a marked
dormancy during summer. Hardiness zones: 9 (-5c/25f). Canary Bell Flower is an
easily growing perennial for a peaty soil, which should be kept always moist if
plants are in leaf and let fall drier as soon as plants go dormant from mid-summer
to early autumn. Start to water again as soon as new growth appears in autumn.
Requires a climbing aid and is mainly winter growing. In habitat it scrambles
through scrub or hangs down cliffs. You should grow it in a large pot
containing a fertile soil (a lot of humus), and keep it in the open garden in
half-shade during dormancy, but never totally dry. Once it sprouts, tie the shoots,
and fertilize from time to time. In winter, let it scramble over some
structures in a greenhouse where temperatures should always be above freezing,
but cool to cold. With increasing temperatures in late spring, it goes dormant,
and completely sheds its shoots.
Germination:
days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic. Sow seeds about
1mm deep in a well-drained seed sowing mix at about 22°C. Do not cover the
seeds. Keep the pots always slightly moist from beneath. Place them in a
partially shaded spot. In several Canary plants, higher temperatures will slow
down or even inhibit germination! Young seedlings are growing rather slowly, as
soon as fourth pair of leaves appears they grow rapidly, especially from autumn
to spring. Keep them in a sunny place, at a minimum of 7°C in winter.
need a certain tuber size before they flower, and this may take several years. Also,
it is important not to keep them too warm in spring as warmth induces dormancy,
and if this happens too early in the season, tuber growth will be poor, and it
will be prone to rotting. The tuber must not be kept totally dry when dormant.
Note that even with watering in summer, the growth will not start; it has a
very precise timing for winter growth. This plant is sensitive to frost, even
cold air currents when opening the greenhouse door during hard frosts can cause
leaf burn on plants growing near the door.
Store Policies
All seeds will come in a resalable
plastic zip lock bag wrapped in a protectant so the seeds are not damaged by
shipping machines. All seed packets contain no fillers or other weeds or seeds
mixed in. Most have been harvested by hand & all test at a high germination
rate.
Seed Count
All seed counts should be considered estimates as the seeds is
packaged by hand, there is 2-3 more or less in a bag. We do our best to
ensure accuracy and will often add extra seeds. However, all estimates are
final.
Shipping
Seeds will ship without tracking numbers. Items
will be shipped 1-3 business days of receiving payment. Plants will be shipped
via USPS. Shipping usually takes anywhere from 3-5 days.
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Important, Please read
All seeds have been test sown to ensure germination.
Please familiarize yourself with growing conditions and instructions for your
seeds before you plant them, as all seeds are different. Basic growing
instructions can be found under each listing.
We Cannot Guarantee how much you will be able
to grow, as too many variables come into play, soil condition, your ability to
garden, weather etc. I guarantee that they arrive as described and are in good
viable condition and the germination rates are accurate.
Aadarsh (verified owner) –
Good service.
Edward (verified owner) –
Great germination.
Aadarsh (verified owner) –
Very fast delivery.
Robert (verified owner) –
I would absolutely recommend this seed to anyone looking to grow veggies this year. I decided to do starts this year and just three days after planting
Julian (verified owner) –
Good quality.