Canna lilies add a tropical flair with bananalike, brightly colored leaves and showy flowers that match the flair of tropical ginger. Heat is a Canna lily's best friend ...

The Canna Lily plant should be regularly provided with balanced NPK fertilisers every 15 days. The plant requires lots of slow-releasing fertilisers, as it is a heavy feeder.

How to plant Canna lilies Cannas grow from underground stems called rhizomes. When all chance of frost has passed, rhizomes should be planted in rich soil with the “eyes” facing up at a depth ...

If you were born well after World War II, you may have just discovered Canna lilies in the past few years. I grew up with them as a child when a couple dozen of these green-leafed giants topped ...

GARDENING GERRY DALY THE canna lily is becoming increasingly popular in gardens as a result of the fashion for tropical planting. In this style of planting, tender exotic plants are used outdoors ...

Common name: Canna lily. Latin name: Canna x. generalis. Planting months: Seeds, January and February; rhizomes, 2 weeks before last frost; transplants, after danger ...

Canna Lilies (Canna indica) are pretty much pest-free, but there a couple of bugs that love making themselves right at home on their broad red-and-green veined leaves. It could be grasshoppers.

Last year, I planted a canna lily in a 14in cube pot, which grew to about 4ft with huge leaves and a few flowers. But this year it only grew 12in and the leaves are small with brown edging.

But later, they developed a partnership growing a crop that was unlike any other in this region. They discovered the sand hills around Olton were perfect for growing canna lilies. Their business, ...