Golden Canna Lily is a basal-clumping herbaceous perennial with dramatically large 1-2’ apple green foliage. Sunny yellow flowers bloom on stalks from late spring until late summer attracting bees and butterflies. Blooms best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils.
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Origins: |
S and SE N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
4’ - 6’ |
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Spread: |
2’ - 4’ |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 10 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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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. Deadhead to keep blooms going through the season.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Sneezeweed, Coneflower, Torch Lily
IMAGES: Michael Wolf, Canna flaccida Habitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Peter A. Mansfeld, Canna flaccida pm, CC BY 3.0, (3) Photo by
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
