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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; in USDA Zones 8-11 it can be grown as a hardy warm-climate
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — sunlit annual that brings tropical architecture and glowing color to warm-season plantings
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — more difficult-to-place varieties.<br><br>Yellow Canna Lily performs best in part sun to full sun
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) — 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) — sunny yellow flowers from planting until frost
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — commonly referred to as Yellow Canna Lily
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — yet it is not especially water needy once established
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point in beds
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — The effect is vivid yet refined—upright; fast-growing annual for summer drama
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) — From a lush canopy of deep green
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Gardeners consistently note its ease and reliability as a container focal point
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — though consistent moisture produces the most lush; it grows upright to 30-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Deadheading is not required for continued bloom; it can tolerate damp conditions and even brief periods of standing water
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — more difficult-to-place varieties.<br><br>Yellow Canna Lily performs best in part sun to full sun; and generously
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — It grows upright to 30-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — where heat and humidity encourage abundant flowering; more difficult-to-place varieties.<br><br>Yellow Canna Lily
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — and poolside arrangements; yellow flowers in the garden
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — while deer tend to leave the plant alone.<br><br>This Proven Winners® selection grows with a vigorous
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — reaching about 30 to 48 inches tall and spreading 18 to 24 inches wide, image 47
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — paddle-shaped leaves rise sturdy stems topped with clear
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) — making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point in beds; yet it is not especially water needy once established

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