Canna (Canna hybrida)

Canna Plant Features

Add bold color and drama to flower beds or containers with canna lilies. These easy-care tropical bulbs are prized for their super-sized leaves in bright green, bronze, black, or variegated. Plus, cannas shoot up showy stalks of yellow, red, salmon, orange, pink, or bi-colored blooms in mid to late summer that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Cannas are sun-loving tropical plants that thrive in hot, humid conditions. They have few insect or disease problems and are available in standard forms that can grow 5 feet tall and dwarfs that grow just 2 feet tall. In colder regions, cannas need to be dug up and stored over the winter. Hardy from zones 7-11.

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Canna Growing Instructions

Plant cannas in a sunny spot with rich, slightly moist soil. Place standard canna varieties in the back of your border where they won't block your view of smaller plants and use dwarf types at edge of the flower bed or in large tubs or planters. Cannas are heavy feeders so apply a dilute solution of liquid fertilizer every week or two. And, try not to let the soil dry out. Cannas like moisture so much they'll thrive in the shallows of a water feature.

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Water

Moist
Light

Outside: Sun
Colors

Orange

Pink

Red

White

Yellow
Special Features

Attracts butterflies

Attracts hummingbirds

Colorful foliage

Super-easy to grow

Complement your Canna

Dahlia
Both Cannas and Dahlias love hot, humid weather. These tropical beauties look great together.

Black-Eyed Susan
The yellow daisy-like flowers of Black-eyed Susan really pop when planted against the bold green or bronze leaves of Cannas.

Our favorite varieties

Cannova Red Canna

Canna 'Cannova Red'

Hummingbirds love ‘Cannova Red’ canna. They’ll feast from the nectar-rich flowers that are held above green or bronze foliage. Growing about 4 feet tall, ‘Cannova Red’ canna works well in large containers or in the back of the border.

South Pacific Scarlet Canna

Canna 'South Pacific Scarlet'

An award-winning variety, ‘South Pacific’ canna flaunts super-large flowers held over dark green foliage. ‘South Pacific’ is more compact than older forms of canna, growing just 2 to 3 feet tall. Use it in the flower border or large containers.

CannaSol Happy Wilma Canna

Canna 'CannaSol Happy Wilma'

CannaSol Happy Wilma shows off lovely peachy-orange flowers over bronze-purple leaves on a 3-foot-tall plant. It was an excellent performer in our Trial Garden!