Canna Lily Seeds - Home Outdoor Gardening Plants

Product description：Plant cannas as a tall border; they are even perfect for narrow spaces. The plant looks fantastic when backlit by a setting sun. Or, make cannas the focus and hero of large patio pots filled with super bright annuals.

Plant characteristics：Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Easy to Grow & Maintain, Fast Growing, Fragrant

When to Plant Cannas Lilly

Plant outdoors in late spring and summer. (If your gardening season is short, cannas can be started in pots indoors or in greenhouses.)

Cannas planted in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 and warmer—which don’t experience particularly harsh winters—can be left in the ground all winter.

Choosing and Preparing a Planting Site

Exotic, tropical creatures, cannas need lots of sunshine and fertile, moist soil—but you don’t have to pamper them.

A position in full sun is best, though cannas tolerate partial shade. Choose a site with at least four hours of direct sunlight. Morning or afternoon sun is ideal.

Before planting, loosen the soil to a depth of 12 to 15 inches, then mix in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost.

How to Plant Cannas Lilly

Cannas are commonly referred to as a “bulb” although they are not a true bulb; cannas multiply beneath the soil from a fattened extension of the stalk called a “rhizome.”

Dig a hole 2 to 3 inches deep and set the rhizome in the hole, eyes up. Cover the rhizome with one to two inches of soil. Tamp firmly. Water thoroughly.

Space rhizomes 1 to 4 feet apart.

Cannas are slow to sprout and do not require much water until you begin seeing signs of growth. Sometimes is takes as many as three weeks for cannas to sprout. 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.