Canna Lily are a group of tropical to subtropical herbaceous perennials with a basal-clumping habit with dramatically large paddle shaped foliage. The red flowers bloom on stiffly erect stalks in summer which attracts bees and butterflies. Blooms best in full sun and rich, moist well-draining soils. Deer Resistant.
|
Type:
|
Perennial
|
|
Origins:
|
Sub to Tropic Americas and India
|
|
Height:
|
3’ - 4’
|
|
Spread:
|
3’ - 4’
|
|
Spacing:
|
3’
|
|
USDA Hardiness Zone:
|
7 - 11
|
|
Culture:
|
Full Sun, Part Sun
|
|
Bloom Color:
|
Red
|
|
Season of Interest:
|
Summer
|
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium maintenance. May experience root rot in poorly drained wet soils. Watch for aster yellows. Japanese beetles, caterpillars, slugs and snails may chew on the foliage.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: African Lily, Lantana, Sneezeweed
IMAGES: Saishreyaswiki, Canna lily, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Lord Koxinga, 2008 07 Botanical Garden Meran 70840R0244, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 080531-5020 Canna x generalis, CC BY 3.0, (4) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 080608-7451 Canna x generalis, CC BY 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
