Many longtime gardeners consider canna lilies the workhorse of the flower garden. That’s because they are available in such a wide range of flower colors, sizes and foliage color. Canna lilies — or ...

If you already have canna lilies in your garden, let the leaves die back naturally, then cut them at ground level. A little extra mulch will protect your canna rhizomes through the coldest months.

I consider myself an equal-opportunity gardener in the sense that I like to grow a variety of different plants in my garden and home landscape. Like most gardeners, I appreciate the ecological value ...

Cannas are tropical and subtropical perennials with showy flowers and large green, bronze, burgundy and multicolored banana-shaped leaves. Flowers are large with recurved, multilayered petals of ...

“I know it’s cold outside, but I am already thinking about what I want to plant in my flower garden next year. I love cannas when I see them. Are they hard to grow?” — L.F. Cannas are striking plants ...

Canna lilies introduced themselves to me in the spring of 2016, my first year in Hendersonville. I was contemplating my small yard, wondering how I could plant everything I wanted. As the weather grew ...

Latin name: Canna x. generalis. Planting months: Seeds, January and February; rhizomes, 2 weeks before last frost; transplants, after danger of frost. Light requirements: Full sun, semi-shade. Soil ...

Canna lilies, more commonly known as simply cannas, provide a lot of bang for the buck in any flower garden. Some varieties are grown for their flowers, others for their showy foliage. The main ...

However, we do not need to dig and store canna rhizomes over the winter down here, so this is needless work. Up North, ...

Cannas (Canna generalis) were a common sight growing up in the South, but with a little care, they can be grown here and saved each year for another round of beauty in the garden. There are so many ...