You may think the tall strong canna stems are reminiscent of a ginger lily — and are often called canna lilies — but they actually do not belong to the lily family at all. Canna lilies can reach 8 to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After our long colorless winter, many gardeners are dreaming of creating a lush, colorful garden in their backyard. With their ...

Canna lilies introduced themselves to me in the spring of 2016, my first year in Hendersonville. I was contemplating my small yard, wondering how I could plant everything I wanted. As the weather grew ...

I consider myself an equal-opportunity gardener in the sense that I like to grow a variety of different plants in my garden and home landscape. Like most gardeners, I appreciate the ecological value ...

Gardening in North Texas means we deal with the challenges of hot weather and limited water resources. But we still love to have a bit of the tropics in our gardens, and that's where canna lily plants ...

Cannas are highly versatile plants and should be used to add a topical feel to the garden or as a beautiful filler plant that provides tons of color. Cannas can tolerate a wide variety of soil ...

Cannas are tropical and subtropical perennials with showy flowers and large green, bronze, burgundy and multicolored banana-shaped leaves. Flowers are large with recurved, multilayered petals of ...

Cannas require only four hours of full sun to produce nonstop color throughout the summer and often long into fall. Plant them in full sun or partial shade. A bonus for Napa Valley gardeners living in ...

CLEMSON — Cannas are easy to care for plants that can add much to the landscape. "Cannas were originally grown for their foliage," Chuck Burgess, information specialist, Clemson Extension Home and ...

Question: What should I do about the seed pods forming on cannas? Do I cut them off and will they produce more blooms? Answer: Leaving the seed pods on canna plants to pop open and grow more plants ...

After our long colorless winter, many gardeners are dreaming of creating a lush, colorful garden in their backyard. With their large banana-like leaves and tall spikes of brilliant flowers, Canna ...