Typically available from late winter to spring. Check with your local store for current availability.
A vibrant Canna with deep orange flowers atop deep bronze-purple foliage. Perennial grown from rhizomes. Late spring through fall, spikes of large, showy, irregularly shaped blooms above green lance-shaped leaves. Great when planted around poolsides or as a border.
Plant with Asparagus Fern
Characteristics
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Landscape Size: 2'-3' tall, 14"-20" wide
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Light Requirement: Full Sun or Morning Sun/Afternoon Shade
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Water Needs: Moderate
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USDA Zone: 7a
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Growth Habit: Upright
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Growth Rate: Fast
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Attributes: Long Bloom Season, Attracts Hummingbirds, Cold Hardy, Showy Flowers
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods.
Visit: UC Cooperative Extension Offices
Visit: National County Extension Offices
Green Thumb Guide
Thrives in well draining and enriched soil. Feed with an all purpose fertilizer in spring before new growth appears. Deadhead to promote continued blooms.
