Lisa, Stored reasonably dry, matured canna seed have survived for hundreds of years; canna seed retrieved from native ceremonial instruments in South and Central America were found to still be viable. Kent

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Is that all on one plant? Or several? It helps to put a sequence of images for each plant 1. plant & its surroundings; 2. the plant alone; 3. a close up of damage including the junction with healthy part. Some of the damage looks like a broken stem; and/or old leaves; and/or minor damage that can be ignored. Further, because you are growing in a protected site, are you in pots and potting soil;hydroponics; or what? then, what are you doing for fert; water; hours of light; etc? What treatments have you tried and what was the result?

Suspect it is leatherleaf mahonia, M. bealei, as that is very common in southern states....to the point where it is considered invasive in some areas. IME, mahonia is one of those plants you can't kill if you drive over it with a truck so can tolerate transplanting whenever, although any time from midfall through winter is ideal.