Beautiful.

Lots of color...nice color! Thanks for sharing, Cinta.

Do you let them go dormant during the winter? I'm just trying to figure out if I could grow them and let them go dormant during the winter. Yours are so beautiful.

Lynn,
The Cannas go dormant but I sprinkle water on the pots about three times during the winter. I try to keep my Tropicals half alive and half asleep because my summers are so short I like them ready to go as soon as the weather warms up.

I know a lot of people put them in brown paper bags after the Fall weather kills the leaves and store them in a cool corner. If I did that my plants would not start growing good until late June and would not have the tall leaves until late July. I would only have pretty leaves August and half of Sept before I would have to start thinking of winter.

You zone they might even be hardy for you. My sister is in Atlanta and the one with purple leaves are hardy for her.

You can do what fits you needs. I know I will not dig up a plant or bulb so growing in pots and just bringing in just the pot is easy for me.

If you want to try T-mail me.

I apologize for butting in but just had to post this. Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech in April:

Thanks for reminding me I want Nasturtiums next year.

I have not had those in years. Another one of those plants that went out of style and availability in the market.

Thank you for the reminder.

Very easy to grow from seed. I have problems with aphids on them.

Charley, I too thank you for the reminder. Nasturtiums used to be a mainstay in my garden. I don't know how I have gone about 8 years without growing them. They will definitely be part of my garden next year.

Charley, great posts, no need to apologize. All container posts are welcome and these container ones you posted inspired a lot already to add a plant back to their list. (I don't think I can grow nasturtiums here but it is beautiful!)

Winter quarters for the Flap Jack and Grapto.






This garden container was neglected as far as pix go.
Caladium WhiteWing and Arno Nehring.

Flap jack looks great, mine are still green, it needs that cold snap to make it change color. Most of mine are out in full sun.

Caladiums are pretty, thanks for sharing!

GiGi, my FlapJack turn red in full sun hot weather. Winter shorter days lessens the color but in March the red begins.Thats how I know spring is really coming.

Mine is the reverse, I wonder if our summer is too hot for it? And our winter here is it's ideal time. Mine turns green on summertime.

I look forward winter time for the beautiful color and I do leave it out in full sun on winter time as well.

Mine behaves that same as yours, Gigi. It must be a hot summer, mild winter thing.

Jo Ann your Flap jack looks good. Mine is doing good which surprises me because I killed the first one I purchased years ago. I have said over and over you gave me the confidence to try again.

I will not have to bring my plants in for at least a couple more weeks. I do not bring them inside until the temps get down in the 30s at night. I just throw a blanket over them when they say we are going to warm up again. I like them to be outside as long as possible. Winter inside is long enough.

This time of year I start to gather them up in a corner so it is easy for me to just run out cover them.

Kelli said:Mine behaves that same as yours, Gigi. It must be a hot summer, mild winter thing.

That's what I think too.

Here are my containers on the last month of winter before spring in the UK.
Cannot wait for spring when it all has a growth spurt! ❤

Wonderful Pia. And I can see you are getting some sunshine.
The plants look like they came through all those long weeks of rain and cold. You must have given them some fast draining potting soil.
Great work.

Their substrate is aquarium gravel, pebbles, coco coir soil and compost!
It has hopefully made sure they had a lovely root growth spurt survive the winter and not rot away!