Approximately 15 non-organic bare seeds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak seed 10 to 14 hours, then sow at least one and one-half times its diameter deep. Maintain 23 to 26°C; germination takes 7 to 10 days and maturity 11 to 15 weeks. Grow in sun in moist soil. The packet contains approximately 15 non-organic bare seeds.
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Begoniaceae
Ornamental flowers seeds
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna (Canna × generalis)
Canna × generalis
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna suits large containers and sunny beds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak seed 10 to 14 hours, then sow at least one and one-half times its diameter deep. Maintain 23 to 26°C; germination takes 7 to 10 days and maturity 11 to 15 weeks. Grow in sun in moist soil. The packet.
Quantity
Approximately 15 bare seeds per packet
Exposure
Full sun
Difficulty level
Easy
Discover the plant
Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Canna
Species
× generalis
Cultivar
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1
Type
Non-organic seeds, Treated seeds, F1 hybrid, coated seeds
Cycle
Annual
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna (Canna × generalis) South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna is an ornamental flowers variety offered as seed for gardeners who want clear, practical product information. Confirmed details include maturity: 11 to 15 weeks, height:, spread:, colour: red. You can adjust care to your soil, weather, and observed growth without exceeding the plant’s actual needs. Growth is worth checking after major changes in temperature, light exposure, rainfall, or watering frequency. You can keep the labelled packet until harvest or flowering so the variety details remain easy to consult.
The packet contains approximately 15 bare seeds, and the formulation is non-organic seeds, treated seeds, f1 hybrid, coated seeds. For best results, follow the sowing, light, and spacing information associated with this variety. For containers, drainage and soil volume directly influence moisture stability around the roots and the frequency of watering. In the garden, an accessible position makes observation, occasional watering, harvesting, and timely maintenance easier. It is recommended to remove only damaged material while retaining healthy foliage needed for continued growth. Results may vary with weather, sowing date, soil quality, and the number of hours of useful light each day.
This approach helps gardeners enjoy the variety’s confirmed qualities without adding more maintenance than the plant requires. For best results, check the growing medium before watering and adjust frequency to the actual conditions around the plant. You can review foliage and new growth each week to notice water stress, slowed development, or damage at an early stage. Good air movement and spacing that follows the product information support steady development throughout the growing season. Gradual hardening helps reduce transplant stress when seedlings have been started indoors before moving into the garden.
Planting guide
From planting to establishment.
Planting depth
At least 1.5 times the seed diameter
Spacing / density
Allow for a 30-to-45-cm spread
Establishment temperature
23 to 26°C
Establishment time
7 to 10 days
Best planting time
After all frost risk
Propagation
Seed
Growing method
For best results with South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, follow the confirmed sowing information and observe growth at each stage. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna is an ornamental flowers variety offered as seed for gardeners who want clear, practical product information. Confirmed details include maturity: 11 to 15 weeks, height:, spread:, colour: red. The packet contains approximately 15 bare seeds, and the formulation is non-organic seeds, treated seeds, f1 hybrid, coated seeds. For best results, follow the sowing, light, and spacing information associated with this variety. You can adjust care to your soil, weather, and observed growth without exceeding the plant’s actual needs. In the garden, an accessible position makes observation, occasional watering, harvesting, and timely maintenance easier. It is recommended to remove only damaged material while retaining healthy foliage needed for continued growth. Results may vary with weather, sowing date, soil quality, and the number of hours of useful light each day. This approach helps gardeners enjoy the variety’s confirmed qualities without adding more maintenance than the plant requires. For best results, check the growing medium before watering and adjust frequency to the actual conditions around the plant. You can review foliage and new growth each week to notice water stress, slowed development, or damage at an early stage.
Soil and care
The right conditions.
Exposure
Full sun
Soil pH
Moist fertile soil
Minimum temperature
Frost tender during annual production
Watering
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna suits large containers and sunny beds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak.
Soil type
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna suits large containers and sunny beds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak.
Fertilization
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna suits large containers and sunny beds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak.
Seasonal care
Seasonal care for South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna relies on regular observation, measured intervention, and respect for its growth cycle. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna is an ornamental flowers variety offered as seed for gardeners who want clear, practical product information. Confirmed details include maturity: 11 to 15 weeks, height:, spread:, colour: red. The packet contains approximately 15 bare seeds, and the formulation is non-organic seeds, treated seeds, f1 hybrid, coated seeds. For best results, follow the sowing, light, and spacing information associated with this variety. You can adjust care to your soil, weather, and observed growth without exceeding the plant’s actual needs. In the garden, an accessible position makes observation, occasional watering, harvesting, and timely maintenance easier. It is recommended to remove only damaged material while retaining healthy foliage needed for continued growth. Results may vary with weather, sowing date, soil quality, and the number of hours of useful light each day. This approach helps gardeners enjoy the variety’s confirmed qualities without adding more maintenance than the plant requires. For best results, check the growing medium before watering and adjust frequency to the actual conditions around the plant. You can review foliage and new growth each week to notice water stress, slowed development, or damage at an early stage. Good air movement and spacing that follows the product information support steady development throughout the growing season.
Container growing
A controlled environment.
Recommended pot size
Large container or flower bed
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna can be considered for a container when volume, drainage, and light match the expected growth. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna is an ornamental flowers variety offered as seed for gardeners who want clear, practical product information. Confirmed details include maturity: 11 to 15 weeks, height:, spread:, colour: red. The packet contains approximately 15 bare seeds, and the formulation is non-organic seeds, treated seeds, f1 hybrid, coated seeds. For best results, follow the sowing, light, and spacing information associated with this variety. You can adjust care to your soil, weather, and observed growth without exceeding the plant’s actual needs. In the garden, an accessible position makes observation, occasional watering, harvesting, and timely maintenance easier. It is recommended to remove only damaged material while retaining healthy foliage needed for continued growth. Results may vary with weather, sowing date, soil quality, and the number of hours of useful light each day. This approach helps gardeners enjoy the variety’s confirmed qualities without adding more maintenance than the plant requires. For best results, check the growing medium before watering and adjust frequency to the actual conditions around the plant. You can review foliage and new growth each week to notice water stress, slowed development, or damage at an early stage.
Bloom and dimensions
The complete profile.
Flower color
Scarlet
Foliage color
Green
Foliage type
Large green foliage
Growth rate
Moderate
Bloom period
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna suits large containers and sunny beds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak.
Maximum height
60 à 80 cm (23,6 à 31,5 po)
Maximum width
30 à 60 cm (11,8 à 23,6 po)
Garden associations
What to plant with it.
Good companions
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna suits large containers and sunny beds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak seed 10 to 14 hours, then sow at least one and one-half times its diameter deep. Maintain 23 to 26°C.
South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna suits large containers and sunny beds. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak seed 10 to 14 hours, then sow at least one and one-half times its diameter deep. Maintain 23 to 26°C.
Frequently asked questions
Everything toknow.
Yes. W.H. Perron recommends soaking the seeds in water for 10 to 14 hours before sowing to soften their hard seed coat and improve germination. After soaking, sow them at least one and one-half times their diameter deep; sowing too shallowly may cause the seed to push out of the medium during emergence. Keep the medium moist, well drained, and warm at 23 to 26°C. Germination normally takes 7 to 10 days. This presoak is neither cold stratification nor mechanical scarification, so both fields remain FALSE. Handle clean seed with clean hands and containers, then discard the soaking water rather than reusing it. Avoid soaking much longer than directed because stagnant water can reduce oxygen around the seed.
Five to six weeks before final frost. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak seed 10 to 14 hours, then sow at least one and one-half times its diameter deep. Maintain 23 to 26°C; germination takes 7 to 10 days and maturity 11 to 15 weeks. Grow in sun in moist soil. The packet contains approximately 15 non-organic.
60 to 80 cm tall and 30 to 60 cm wide. South Pacific™ Scarlet F1 canna, Canna × generalis, produces uniform scarlet flowers on a vigorous, well-branched pollinator-friendly plant. The seed-grown South Pacific series is vigorous, uniform, and strongly basal branching, with lower risk from rhizome-borne disease. Plants grow 60 to 80 cm tall and spread 30 to 60 cm. Sow indoors five to six weeks before final frost. Soak seed 10 to 14 hours, then sow at least one and one-half times its diameter deep. Maintain 23 to 26°C; germination takes 7 to 10 days and maturity 11 to 15 weeks. Grow in sun in moist soil. The packet.
Yes. The ASPCA classifies Canna generalis, the garden canna corresponding to this product, as non-toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Toxicity is therefore marked FALSE and pet friendly is marked TRUE. This classification does not mean a pet should freely eat the foliage or seeds. A substantial amount of plant material may cause digestive discomfort, and fertilizers, pesticides, or growing media carry their own risks. Keep seed packets, presoak water, and recently treated plants out of reach. If an animal consumes a large amount or develops unusual symptoms, contact a veterinarian and provide the name Canna × generalis along with the products used. Pet-friendly status describes the plant itself, not every substance present during cultivation.
