I lived in Houston (Zone 8B) for 20 years and my cannas, rosemary bush and ginger stayed in the ground year round, never had to pull them and only one time was the rosemary affected a little by the frost.

My plants were all in the ground so I don't know if you need to remove it from the water. In Houston the water didn't usually freeze and my neighbor had WH in his pond all winter.

I now live in northern NY in the mountains (Zone 4)and we have to pull up many of the bulbs for the winter, though one caladium bulb that was forgotten last fall survived the winter to my great surprise.

Anne

Canna lilies are usually put in zone 11 but people report success in overwintering them in zone 5 with a lot of protection. While Cannas can grow in water they are not a water plant. You could probably keep them in a sheltered spot in your garden if you put a heavy layer of leaves over the spot. Otherwise let them dry out and store in the pot in a cool basement.

Thank you very much for helping me with this. I had to take them out of the pond because the raccoons were thrashing them about. Darn!

Now that I have planted my Canna in my garden, do I need to cut it back? If so, how far down to I cut it? Do I leave the nice big leaves on it?

My neighbor's canna lily comes up every year for her.

Thanks again for all you help.

I've had that problem myself. Since you live in zone 8 you can expect them to grow more tuber this season. Cut away any damage and clean the tubers as well as you can. A dusting with a bulb dust might help. Apply a light top dressing of bone meal. That will help avoid some types of rot. It is hard to say if allowing the tuber to dry before planting is a good idea or not. It would depend on the amount of damage.

Hey Where in BC do you live? I too have just started experimenting with callas, I have one in my bog garden, but plan to dig it up, maybe even bring it in the house if I have to, it is sooo pretty! Also I have two kinds of elephant ears, one a root and the other two are bulbs.

I am in the Fraser Valley. I thought about bringing into the house but I really don't have a good place for it. Oh well, I will just leave it where it is and hope for the best. I agree, they certainly are beautiful. Oh..I love elephant ears too!

Calamity, Cannas and Callas are totally different plants. If you have a Calla, it needs to have down time after it stops blooming. If it goes to seed it will likely decline. The ones grown for the indoors are usually put in cool storage in July.