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Canna Indica - Description
- Pack of Canna Lily Indica Roots
- Tall Canna Lily
- Species: 'Indica'
- Variety: Pink President
- Exotic Plants Suited to Irish Climate
- Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
- Type: Bare Roots / Rhizomes
- Spring Sown for Summer / Autumn Colour
- Canna Final Height: 90cm
- Flower Colour: Pink
- Flowering Period: Summer into Late Autumn
- Foliage: Bold, Upright Lance-shaped Leaves. Green in Colour
- Spacing: 30cm Apart
- Half Hardy
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
Canna Indica - Uses
- Tropical looking plants offer something different in the garden
- Best planted in long drifts
- Position at front of beds
- Ideal in planters - can then be moved indoors in Winter
- Suited to cut flower gardens
- Canna Lily companion plants: Bronze foliage Canna 'Black Knight', Gunnera, Lobelia, Phormiums, Catmint & Creeping Jenny
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
- Grow 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 Indica - Overwintering
- Plants need to be stored indoors over Winter
- Lift plants once foliage dies back in Autumn
- Keep canna bulbs in pots in compost
- Store in a cool & dry place - A dark shed is suitable
- 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
