These dazzling flowers will add a tropical feel to any garden.
Cannas, sometimes called canna lily, are tender tropical plants that are generally planted as bulbs (tubers) in the early summer after the soil warms up. Many gardeners dig up and save their canna ...
The hosho, a gourd-like Zimbabwean musical instrument, has canna seeds enclosed, another traditional use for this plant. I can attest to the seeds’ pellet-like appearance. They are very round and very ...
One of my all time favorite container plants is the Canna! There's some really great varieties out there that bring wonderfully lush foliage to your container garden for months and months. Generally ...
Canna lilies introduced themselves to me in the spring of 2016, my first year in Hendersonville. I was contemplating my small yard, wondering how I could plant everything I wanted. As the weather grew ...
You may think the tall strong canna stems are reminiscent of a ginger lily — and are often called canna lilies — but they actually do not belong to the lily family at all. Canna lilies can reach 8 to ...
Canna lilies, more commonly known as simply cannas, provide a lot of bang for the buck in any flower garden. Some varieties are grown for their flowers, others for their showy foliage. The main ...
Question: What should I do about the seed pods forming on cannas? Do I cut them off and will they produce more blooms? Answer: Leaving the seed pods on canna plants to pop open and grow more plants ...
And now, coming down the runway for the floral competition, it's 'Miss Oklahoma'! Summers are made for cannas around here (unlike warmer climates, where they can grow and bloom year-round). Canna ...