Yellow Canna Lily

Canna generalis

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Overview

The Canna generalis is a bold Yellow Canna Lily with deep green, tropical foliage and sunny yellow flowers from planting to frost. It grows upright to 30-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide, making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point in beds. Plant in part sun to full sun with average soil and consistent moisture; it tolerates heat, humidity, and brief damp conditions. Hardy in USDA Zones 8-11.

Water Medium

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — The Canna generalis is a bold Yellow Canna Lily with deep green

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 2.5–4 Ft.
Mature width: 1.5–2 Ft.

Classification

Family: Cannaceae

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Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — yet it is not especially water needy once established

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — and poolside arrangements

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — or mass it in landscape beds for a bright

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Gardeners consistently note its ease and reliability as a container focal point

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Deadheading is not required for continued bloom

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — where it pairs beautifully with vigorous trailing companions and other heat-loving annuals

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — yellow flowers in the garden

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — The Canna generalis is a bold Yellow Canna Lily with deep green; making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — tropical foliage and sunny yellow flowers from planting to frost; sunny yellow flowers from planting until frost

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — It grows upright to 30-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide; while in cooler regions it is used as an easy

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — and brief damp conditions; sunlit annual that brings tropical architecture and glowing color to warm-season plantings

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point in beds; yet it is not especially water needy once established

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Plant in part sun to full sun with average soil and consistent moisture; it tolerates heat; the Canna generalis is a bold

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — From a lush canopy of deep green; gardeners consistently note its ease and reliability as a container focal point

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — commonly referred to as Yellow Canna Lily; while deer tend to leave the plant alone.<br><br>This Proven Winners®

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — sunlit annual that brings tropical architecture and glowing color to warm-season plantings; it is adaptable to average

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — sunny yellow flowers from planting until frost; the effect is vivid yet refined—upright

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — paddle-shaped leaves rise sturdy stems topped with clear; plant in part sun to full sun with average soil and consistent

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — The effect is vivid yet refined—upright; fast-growing annual for summer drama

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — and generously blooming—with a scale that feels substantial without overwhelming a composition; deadheading is not

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Hummingbirds are naturally drawn to the bright blossoms; tropical foliage and sunny yellow flowers from planting to frost

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — while deer tend to leave the plant alone.<br><br>This Proven Winners® selection grows with a vigorous; from a lush canopy

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — In USDA Zones 8-11 it can be grown as a hardy warm-climate perennial; though consistent moisture produces the most lush

Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — while in cooler regions it is used as an easy; where it pairs beautifully with vigorous trailing companions and other

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