Cannas require only four hours of full sun to produce nonstop color throughout the summer and often long into fall. Plant them in full sun or partial shade. A bonus for Napa Valley gardeners living in ...

Whenever I see cannas growing in a landscape, I always say to myself, “Tom, you need to get some of those.” But then I move on and forget. Maybe this coming garden season will be different. Cannas are ...

Anything can still happen, but it appears as if night time temperatures have moderated. With those staying at 50 degrees or better, it's finally possible to do some warm weather work. Whether your ...

You may think the tall strong canna stems are reminiscent of a ginger lily — and are often called canna lilies — but they actually do not belong to the lily family at all. Canna lilies can reach 8 to ...

Cannas (Canna x generalis) is one of the easiest tropical plants to grow in central Ohio gardens. The plants are mostly grown from rhizomes — underground stems with offshoots. The leaves are ...

CLEMSON — Cannas are easy to care for plants that can add much to the landscape. "Cannas were originally grown for their foliage," Chuck Burgess, information specialist, Clemson Extension Home and ...

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, 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 ...