Melinda Myers

Canna

Botanical Name

Canna x generalis

Hardiness

Zone 9

Height

1 to 5 feet

Width

12 to 24 inches

Flowers

Summer to frost: orange, yellow, red, pink, white

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained

Planting & Care

• Plant 3 to 4 inches deep and 18 to 24 inches apart
• Dig up after frost, clean, cure for a few hours, pack in peat and store at 45-50 degrees

Problems

None serious, aster yellows, Japanese beetles

Varieties

• The President - popular for many years, rhizome type, 3' tall with red flowers and green leaves
• Tropical Rose - seed grown, AAS, 24" tall with pink flowers
• Australia - red flowers and burgundy leaves
• Constitution - pink flowers and purple-grey leaves
• South Pacific Orange - seed grown, compact and upright branching to 24-32", orange flowers, dark green foliage, AAS Winner
• South Pacific Scarlet - sister plant to Pacific Orange - sharing the same compact, branching habit, scarlet flowers, AAS Winner