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Canna Indica - Description
- Pack of Canna Indica Roots
- Speckled Canna Lily
- Species: 'Indica'
- Variety: 'En Avant'
- Exotic Plants Suited to Irish Climate
- Qty: 1 Root Per Pack
- Type: Bare Roots / Rhizomes
- Canna Final Height: 80cm
- Flower Colour: Orange / Red
- Flowering Period: Summer Into Late Autumn
- Foliage: Bold, Upright Lance-shaped Leaves. Green in Colour
- Half Hardy - Requires Protection from the Winter Frost
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
Canna Indica - Uses
- Exotic plants make a wonderful focal point in gardens
- Grow for interesting flowers & foliage
- Very suited to pots & planters
- Suited to cut flower gardens
- Plant with other tropical looking plants such as: Fatsia Japonica, Phormium 'black panther', Chamerops, Choisya, Arums, Ferns & Gunnera
Canna Indica - How to Sow
- Requires warm conditions to germinate
- Start in a heated greenhouse in March
- Set temp. to 10-15°C
- Plant out into garden in late May
- Harden off first
- Position in a sunny location
- Grows best in free draining soil, high in fertility
- Mulch around the base of plants after sowingNote
- Very Important: Roots need to be kept moist at all times
- Plant as soon as your parcel arrives, or keep moist by storing in damp newspaper
- Soak again before planting & water in well after planting
Canna Lily - Overwintering
- Plants need to be stored indoors over Winter
- Lift plants once foliage dies back in Autumn
- Keep canna bulbs in pots in compost
- Place indoors in a cool, dry & well ventilated location
- In March / April replant bulbs in pots
- Cut away old dead foliage
- Plant into fresh, rich compost
- Place in a warm spot in your greenhouse
- Water in well
- Plant out into the garden in late May - Harden off first
- Divide larger roots in Spring & plant as discussed above
