Red Shades Canna Lily is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with a basal-clumping habit and dramatically large deep green foliage. The carnation red flowers bloom on tall stalks from midsummer until frost which attracts bees and butterflies. Blooms best in full sun and moist soil. Deer Resistant.
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Origins: |
Sub to Tropic Americas and India |
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Height: |
2.5’ - 4’ |
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Spread: |
1.5’ - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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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. Cut entire flowering stems after bloom. Cut to the ground after the first frost and lift rhizome clumps for winter storage.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Passion Flower, Coneflower, Lantana
IMAGE: Photo by Dinesh Valke, Canna x generalis
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
