Tenerife Canna is a dwarf fast-growing herbaceous perennial with dramatically large basal foliage. The golden flowers heavily flecked with orange bloom from spring until frost attracting bees and butterflies. Blooms best in full sun and moist soil.
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Origins: |
Sub to Tropic Americas and India |
Height: |
2’ - 3’ |
Spread: |
1’ - 1.5’ |
Spacing: |
1’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 10 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow+Orange |
Season of Interest: |
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, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lantana, Passion Flower, Lily Of The Nile
IMAGES: Tommy, Pixabay, (2) Thomas G. Pixabay, (3) Murray Foubister, Hotel garden flowers (6996030981), CC BY-SA 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

