Perhaps you remember seeing cannas in a median strip along a road. Many cities use them to decorate their streets during the summer. The home gardener can use them as well. The canna, the ...

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 ...

This season has been a wake-up call for me: Cannas are still among the most treasured flowers in the garden. I love gingers and occasionally I will fret with heliconia or bird of paradise, but ...

Conventional wisdom has it that all cannas relish the damp – and most will indeed grow perfectly happily as marginal pond plants. But none of my cannas has suffered at all as a result of this summer’s ...

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 ...

Cannas boast large, palmy foliage and canes topped by flowers in many colors such as red, orange, pink or yellow. (Courtesy Photo) Despite their tropical ancestry, Cannas are a great choice for West ...

Tropical gardens are generally low maintenance gardens, and cannas fit right in. They love the heat, and need it to flower well, like regular watering but can cope with drought, and grow easily and ...

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 ...