Heat-loving canna lilies (Canna) can bring a dash of the tropical to any garden, but they may need special care through the winter. Canna lilies are known for their large, vibrant flowers in striking ...

Freezing temperatures trigger dormancy in tender plants like cannas, dahlias, gladiolas, and elephant ears, meaning the ...

After our long colorless winter, many gardeners are dreaming of creating a lush, colorful garden in their backyard. With their large banana-like leaves and tall spikes of brilliant flowers, Canna ...

If you have enjoyed Canna’s this summer, you are wondering, how to take care of them through the winter cold. Looking at my Canna’s in mid-November they looked like dead vegetation. With the right ...

Q: I have numerous canna bulbs that I stored in peat moss over the winter. My wife and I are going away for two months this summer and I wondered if the bulbs would be OK if I did not plant them this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Canna lilies are a tender perennial. Meaning in their preferred environment, zone 8-10, they will grow year-round. Here in Michigan, if we want to grow our cannas from one year to the next, we have to ...

Question: I just planted some beautiful canna lilies along my fenceline (about 8 inches off the property line and 2 feet between each plant). My neighbor complained that they were going to go wild 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 ...

Q. In late spring I planted cannas and dahlias. Can they survive winter or do they need to be stored indoors? — Deanna Wozniak, Morton Grove A. Cannas (Canna generalis) and dahlias (Dahlia hybrida) ...