Canna Lilies

Cannas for the Summer

Plant the Canna Lily rhizomes to a depth of 5-6". I have found any less and the leaf and flower stalks do not have enough support in the soil to hold up in a breeze thus toppling over. Any deeper and they do not bloom enough as they are so far down say 8" that they struggle to get up to the soil line.

It is especially worrisome if you have heavy or clay soil. The denser the soil the harder task the sprouts have growing. Loosen any garden bed with peat moss blood meal bone meal compost and/or leaf mold. It not only enriches but allows for easier penetration.

Water heavily all summer long cut off any dead flower stems and feed plentifully until the fall when they should be cut back and dug up in non-frostfree climates until spring. There are 25+ species coming in red purple yellow and combinations.