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 ...

A new canna lily, called South Pacific Orange F1, is one of the 2018 All America Selection winners. Pixabay photo When deciding what to plant in my container gardens, I have not typically considered ...

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 ...

GARDENING GERRY DALY THE canna lily is becoming increasingly popular in gardens as a result of the fashion for tropical planting. In this style of planting, tender exotic plants are used outdoors in ...

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 ...

August brings heat and humidity, with frequent daily thunderstorms that may wreak havoc on summer-flowering perennials. Canna lilies are an exception, thriving during the dog days of summer. Cannas ...

Lilies are beautiful, fragrant blooms for your flower garden. Some lilies are prized as indoor plants. Learn about the ...

Canna lilies, vibrant and tropical-looking, will add bold color to your garden. To help them stay healthy year round, canna lilies need pruning. How, and how much, you have to prune canna lilies ...

THE recent vogue for making tropical borders has catapulted the canna lily to much- increased popularity. While it had been grown in gardens for many years, it was not at all well known. But that has ...

I typically start my canna lilies in pots in a small greenhouse in April, then in May, I put them in the ground. This year I was thinking about planting them in straight mushroom soil. Is that a good ...

These late August days are perfect for the tall tropical plant canna lily. Native to zones seven through 10 in the southern United States down to Argentina, these stately perennials are known for ...