How Do You Grow Canna Lilies?
Canna lilies offer some of the most diverse and tropical-looking easy-to-grow plants. They can be left in the ground year ’round where there is no heavy frost and the rhizomes can be dug and stored for the winter where winters are harsh. So, you can grow them in your garden almost anywhere. Canna lilies have decorative big foliage and showy flowers. You can use them as a central focal point in the flower garden or create a colorful backdrop by growing the tallest types in the back. The large creeping root of the canna, a rhizome, can be planted in the spring after all threat of frost has passed or, if you are in an area that only gets light frost, you can plant it in the autumn, too. This plant loves good soil, but will do well in clay or sand. It is quite drought resistant and yet will also grow in as a bog plant with its roots in the water of a pond. It will handle full sun in all conditions short of hot afternoon desert sunshine and will also grow in light shade. One of the easiest
