Description
- Plant 4" deep and 10" apart in well-draining soil. The Canna will tolerate Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil.
- Start rhizomes off into growth in March or early April by planting the rhizomes should be just covered with compost, leaving any young shoots exposed. Water lightly. Keep the rhizomes at a temperature above 50 degrees, such as in a heated greenhouse or sunny conservatory. If heating is not available, just planst them indoors. Increase watering as growth develops.
- These are great for cuttings to give amazing fragrance to you home.
- The Canna Lily can often grow to at least 6.6–9.8 ft in height, but there is a wide variation in size among cultivated plants. Cannas grow from swollen underground stems, correctly known as rhizomes, which store starch, and this is the main attraction of the plant to agriculture, having the largest starch particles of all plant life. The starchy root is edible.
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Canna lily plants are a rhizomatous perennial with tropical-like foliage with large flowers that resemble the bloom of an iris. These lilies are low maintenance and very easy to grow. Both their flowers and foliage offer long-lasting color in the garden. The flowers of the Canna lily have color that include red, orange or yellow, pink, etc.. Depending on the variety, foliage color varies from green to maroon, bronze, black and variegated types.
