Hewitt's Garden Centers > Questions > My canna lily I started in pots in the house. It was too cold to put them out and now the are too tall and the stalk is thin. I have put them outside and they are just falling over. Can I cut them down a little or will that destroy them. Help!!!!
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My canna lily I started in pots in the house. It was too cold to put them out and now the are too tall and the stalk is thin. I have put them outside and they are just falling over. Can I cut them down a little or will that destroy them. Help!!!!

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Peter Bowden5.72K 0 Comments

If it is just the first few leave that are up, you can cut them off and it will grow well.  If a substantial stem has emerged the remove the leggy leaves but avoid cutting the beefier stem they are growing from.  This late spring has thrown everything off schedule.

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