Canna (Canna × generalis) — bulb plant.
Canna (Canna × generalis) – bulb plant. Canna (Indian shot) brings a tropical air, with ample foliage and vivid flowers all summer.
Benefits
- Early, fragrant flowering
- Comes back year after year
Seasonal care
- Spring: Start of the growing season: apply a suitable fertiliser and provide sun or partial shade.
- Summer: Water moderately.
- Autumn: Autumn is a good time for planting; gradually reduce watering.
- Winter: Frost-sensitive (down to about 2°C) – overwinter it in a bright, cool place.
Specifications
- Botanical name: Canna × generalis
- Botanical family: Cannaceae
- Life cycle: Perennial
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Exposure: Sun / partial shade
- Placement: Outdoors
- Growth rate: Medium
- Minimum temperature: 2 °C
- Drought resistance: Medium
- Mature height: 80-180 cm
- Mature width: 10-25 cm
- Flowering period: July–October
- Flower colour: Mixed
- Fragrance: Pleasant
- Soil: Well drained, fertile
- pH: 6,0-7,5
- Watering: Moderate
- Fertilising: At the start of growth and after flowering
- Pruning: Let the leaves dry off naturally
- Mulching: Optional
- Product code: 4018851
- EAN code: 6420384018851
Warnings
- The rhizomes are lifted over winter in cold areas
- Loves warmth and water
- Plant after the last frost
Frequently asked questions
Does it survive winter outdoors?
Not entirely – it is frost-sensitive (down to about 2°C); in northern regions it should be sheltered in winter or grown in a pot.
What exposure and watering does it prefer?
Sun / partial shade; moderate watering. Canna (Indian shot) brings a tropical air, with ample foliage and vivid flowers all summer.
When does it flower?
Flowering period: July-October.
