Canna Seed Color: Hybrid vs. Open-Pollinated

Canna seeds from hybrid parents produce variable offspring—some similar, some throwbacks. Open-pollinated types come true.

Nick and Soak

Scarify seeds (nick coat), soak 24 hrs, sow warm. Expect variation if mother plant is hybrid.

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