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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) — yellow flowers in the garden
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — fast-growing annual for summer drama; and brief damp conditions
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — reaching about 30 to 48 inches tall and spreading 18 to 24 inches wide
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) — The effect is vivid yet refined—upright
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — tropical foliage and sunny yellow flowers from planting to frost
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — It is adaptable to average garden soil and average watering
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) — 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
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