Dahlia imperialis Canna cutting them into shorter pieces

cutting them into shorter pieces produces the same results as pinching back an above ground stem:The dormant lateral buds will now grow with the removal of the terminal bud

Abutilon 'Canary Bird' makes a great centerpiece for a container planting

so don't cut it back until after flowering

first introduced in 1863

Dahlia imperialis Canna cutting them into shorter piecesI have this fetish for growing peculiar things, and the giant tree dahlia is at the top of my list. In the wild, Dahlia imperialis can reach 30', but our garden plants only reach a meager 9' in height. The bamboo looking stalks easily grow to a massive 3" in diameter and are topped with oversized but typical dahlia foliage. If you garden in Zone 7a, you can forget flowers, which are single pink and always manage to open the day we have our first