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When deciding what to plant with canna lily, focus on plants with fine-textured leaves, such as ornamental grasses, carex or ferns. Or pair canna lily with fine-textured annuals, including cleome, tall Verbena bonariensis or asparagus fern.
What plants look good with canna?
While cannas always look great on their own, consider pairing them with other big and assertive plants such as elephant ears, dahlias, sunflowers, amaranth and kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate. The canna’s dramatic foliage and exotic flowers take pots and planters to new heights.
How many canna lilies should I plant together?
Place one bulb into each hole. Technically, canna bulbs do not have a top or a bottom. Plant the bulb, or rhizome, horizontally with the eyes facing up. If your pot is large, you can plant two or three canna bulbs in each pot.
Do canna lilies spread by themselves?
Cannas (Canna spp.), a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, spread quickly underground through rhizomes and require division every few years to control the rhizomes and prevent the cannas from becoming overcrowded.
What plants go well with calla lilies?
Good companion plants for perennial calla lilies planted in the woodland garden include ferns, astilbes, hostas, ligularias and impatiens. In a container, annual calla lilies combine well with petunias, dusty miller, allysum, creeping jenny, heliotrope or dichondra.
What can I plant with red canna lilies?
Slender leaves and stems of ornamental grasses contrast with canna’s large leaves for an interesting visual effect. Good choices include black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus “Nigrescens”), planted underneath the canna, and miscanthus grass (Miscanthus floridulus), planted on the sides, back and front of the canna.
How far apart should canna lilies be planted?
Spacing: Leave 18-24 inches between plants in the landscape. If growing cannas in containers, select a container that is at least 18 inches in diameter, and plant one rhizome per pot. Planting: Plant canna rhizomes one to two inches below the soil.
Where should I plant canna lilies?
Select The Right Site. Best flowering occurs in full sun in organically rich, moist and well-drained soils. Canna lilies will survive in the shade but best flower production is obtained in full sun – except in hotter climates where part shade will enable the flowers to last longer.
Do cannas like sun or shade?
Cannas thrive in hot, humid weather. They are thirsty plants and need a consistent supply of water throughout the growing season. In warm areas, cannas grow well in full sun or in partial shade. In cooler areas they grow best in full sun.
When should I plant cannas in my garden?
The best time to plant canna lilies is in April and May, and are usually best started off in pots. Cannas have strong underground stems, known as rhizomes. In the dormant season you’ll find rhizomes for sale in bags in the garden centre or nursery. In summer they’re sold as potted plants.
How often do you water canna lilies?
Once sprouted, water cannas at least once a week by slowly soaking the area around the roots. During the hottest weeks of the summer, give the plants a good soaking drink of water every other day.
How do you keep cannas blooming?
For best blooms, plant cannas in full sun, water regularly and fertilize plants 2-3 times throughout the growing season with a general 10-10-10 fertilizer. The most common reason for no flowers on a canna plant is overcrowding. When grown as perennials, canna lilies will grow and spread very quickly.
Do cannas multiply?
Like iris plants, canna rhizomes multiply quickly and eventually older rhizomes in the center of the mass can be choked out. Dividing perennial grown cannas every 3-5 years will keep them growing in smaller healthier clumps.
Do canna lilies come back every year?
Cannas grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 10, and this perennial needs little winter care. In frost-prone areas, the flower stalks and leaves will die back to the ground and new growth will emerge in spring but in frost-free climates, cannas grow year-round.
What is the difference between canna and calla lilies?
Cannas grow anywhere between 1 1/2 and 8 feet tall with a spread of up to 6 feet, whereas callas are generally more restrained, growing to only 2 or 3 feet with a 2-foot spread. Canna and calla leaves bear some resemblance to one another in that they are both long and wide, tapering at one end.
Are canna lilies poisonous to dogs?
Our Pet Safe Collection of Cannasol™ Canna Lilies brings peace of mind for pet owners with colorful long-blooming compact plants that are safe for dogs and cats. Plant them all together for a mesmerizing color combo or place them throughout your garden for easy-care pops of color.
Are cannas invasive?
Canna glauca (water canna) is not overly invasive and can be controllled by keeping it in a pot and plunging it into the soil. The pot will keep the roots confined and which will restrict the growth and spread.
Can I plant calla lilies with other plants?
Calla lilies plant well with other late spring to mid-summer flowering plants, especially if the other plants require full sun and shallow, non-invasive root systems. If you want to plant Callas in containers, they usually do better on their own with no companions.
What flower goes with lilies?
Lilies are ideal companions for the perennial bed. They like cool feet (roots) and warm sun for flowers so plant some amongst your perennials such as roses, Agastache, Echinops, Salvia and Veronica, where the perennials can shade the lily’s roots but allow room for sunny blooms.
