Happy Julia Canna Lily is a compact basal-clumping herbaceous perennial with dramatically large bronze-burnished dark green foliage. The deep salmon-red flowers 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: |
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: Pitxiquin, Flors del parque de las Musas de Chiclayo03, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by in hiatus, canna indica, (3) Photo by Newtown grafitti, Green wall
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
