Cleopatra Canna Lily is a unique multicolored basal-clumping herbaceous perennial with dramatically large foliage that can be dark green, chocolate, or a combination of both. The large red flowers splashed with yellow bloom on stalks from mid summer into fall which attracts bees and butterflies. Blooms best in full sun and rich, moist well-draining soils. Deer Resistant. Cleopatra is an unstable hybrid and each leaf and flower can have different patterns.
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Origins: |
Sub to Tropic Americas and India |
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Height: |
3’ - 4’ |
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Spread: |
2’ - 3’ |
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Spacing: |
2.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 11 |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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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, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: African Lily, Lantana, Sneezeweed
IMAGES: Sixflashphoto, Innis Woods - Canna Cleopatra Flower 1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Shantanu Natu, Redflower12, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Pitxiquin, Flors del parque de las Musas de Chiclayo03, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
