Happy Emily Canna Lily is a compact basal-clumping herbaceous perennial with dramatically large dark green foliage. The golden yellow flowers heavily spotted with apricot to orange spots 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.
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Origins: |
C. and S. America |
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Height: |
1.5’ - 2’ |
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Spread: |
1.5’ - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 11 |
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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.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: African Lily, Lantana, Sneezeweed
IMAGES: Raneakshay00, Yellow Flowers with red lines, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by elnudomolesto, Canna indica
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
