Canna flaccida, seed viability
dkramb (Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:10:16 PST)

I found some seeds of Canna flaccida from BX #258, November 2010.
They've been stored at room temp in a spare bedroom all this time. I
scarified them & soaked them and today (4 days later) they're
germinating. :-) Impressive, but not unexpected! These seeds remind
me of Nelumbo seeds, which are reported to retain viability for decades
if not centuries.

I also found seeds of Hibiscus moscheutos from 2011 which I'm trying to
soak & get them to germinate. The jury is still out on those for now.

I'm happy Canna flaccida will bloom in my garden again this season. I
actually have much fresher seeds, but wanted to see if these old seeds
were still good. They are!

Dennis in Cincinnati