I think I killed my canna lillies. They are only safe to zone 8 and I am definately in zone 7 and we have had some nasty cold nights. A couple down in the teens. Anyone with any thoughts or just leave them be and see if they grow?????

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HI! It's going to depend on whether the rhizomes froze or not. If the ground did not have a freeze as deep as they are planted, they may be okay. Is it warm enought to dig down and check the condition of the rhizomes? If not, I'd take a wait and see attitude. If you do need to replace them, you'll know soon enough

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HI,
I think maybe this time I can help. If your flowers are the ones I am thinking of, kinda tall with wide leaves and bright flowers ranging in colors from red to orange to yellow, sometimes even combos, than I have some good news. You probably don't need to worry, I had a ton of them in my yard at my previous home and they weathered very well. Even through that terrible ice storm we had a few years back,(1997)I think...They did so well that they reproduced almost like weeds. I was constantly digging them and giving them away because I had so many. Any way my neighbors next door to me have a yard full and they come back in full glory every year. (I am just getting my stand started at my new house.) So, if these are the same flowers don't worry, they'll come back. By the way, I'm in zone 7 also. Hope this helps some and Good Luck!

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I would be glad to help,
The ones that grew so well in my other yard were no problem at all to separate. When I dug them up I just found a "center point" between the shoots and cut them with a clean sharp knife. Sometimes they broke by accident and they still did well when I replanted them but I really would not recommend breaking them but if they do break do worry too much about it. I have had pretty good luck with separating them even after the foilage was as tall as 12-24 inches but would not suggest you wait longer than that. The plants should be separated when they first start to appear, most certainly before they bloom, but not after they bloom -- what I mean is let the foilage die back and then reappear in the spring. These plants also did well in the shady areas of my yard, where they received only early morning and limited evening sun. Hope this helps.

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I'm in NC, zone 7 too. They'll be fine. I never dig mine up. I would wait until after they bloom to separate them though.

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Thanks for all the info, I am going to just leave them be. If they pop up out of the ground, then great, if not, will start over and remember to dig them up next fall, .

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