Identifying my garden plant for winterizing purposes?

I bought a plant for my garden but lost the stick that tells the type of plant it is. So I need to ID it so I can safely winterize it. It has broad deep redish purple leaves, and blooms small pink/purple flowers that don't last long but leave little purple bumpy balls behind, at the base of the bloom. It grows quite tall, and reminds me of a rubber tree plant in nature.... I have searched the net, but that's near impossible... any help or suggestions? It's too beautiful and hearty to lose!!! I am on the Canadian West Coast if that helps with the type of plant I can purchase.

Identifying my garden plant for winterizing purposes?
Sounds more like canna's to me . the spiky balls are seed pods at the base of where the flower was. they will dry and inside is a little tiny black or dark brown "Cannon ball" seed about the size of a small green pea.... do an image search for cannas to confirm, and follow Peters advice to keep the roots from freezing. There are many varieties of canna from 3 feet tall to 8 feet tall, Red leaves, green leaves,striped leaves, Large flowers and tiny. But they all resemble the rubber tree like you said and have those seed pods like you described.
Reply:That almost sounds like a Sambucus nigra ‘Purpurea’ (Elderberry..) Have a look at the link below and see if that is it.. If so.. Its a Tree.. and will do fine !





http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/san...
Reply:This might be a canna. You can always take these out of the ground and store them in the basement until the next year. Remove all of the dirt from the tuber, throw a little fungicide on it, and store it in dry peat.
Reply:RScott is right, we love to go on the hunt. However, we need more information. One good place to start is where did you purchase it? Is it an indoor or outdoor plant? Shade or sun? A picture would be a tremendous help, but if you can't supply one then a very detailed description may work. I'll see what I can come up with and I'm sure RScott is already on it :)





The little purple bumpy balls...Are they seed pods?





Are the flowers on spikes, clumps, or single?





I'm sorry but without more info I just can't find your plant.


I'll check back for more info. later. I need a break.





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Reply:Is there any way we could see a picture, couple of us like "spitfyr" are real sleuths

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