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CANNA
Commonly known as Canna lily, Indian shot plant
All flower JUL-AUG
Genus of about 50 species of perennials from forest margins and moist open areas in forests in Asia and tropical North and South America.
If protected from frost they are easily grown to flowering requiring an average 6-8 hours sunlight over summer.
The rhizomes are rich sources of starch and have been used as foodstuff historically and was once a staple food crop in Peru and Ecuador.
Hundreds of hybrids exist from complex crosses and distinction between them has become blurred.
Further Reading....
Buy Varieties of CANNA

CANNA speciosa
Canna lily, Indian shot plant
tubular red flowers, green leaves


CANNA 'Striata'
Canna lily, Indian shot plant
(syn. 'Bengal Tiger', 'Pretoria') - orange. Yellow-green foliage

CANNA 'Tropicanna Black'
Canna lily, Indian shot plant
scarlet flowers fading to orange. Purple-black foliage


CANNA 'Tropicanna'
Canna lily, Indian shot plant
orange and green striped leaves with orange flowers

CANNA 'Tropicanna Gold'
Canna lily, Indian shot plant
yellow flowers edged orange. Green-gold striped foliage
Useful extras...

Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50