Cannas can be grown in containers but the pots need to be large, at least 2 feet in diameter and at least as deep. Anything smaller just wouldn't have enough soil mass to support the roots and ...

Cannas (Canna x generalis) is one of the easiest tropical plants to grow in central Ohio gardens. The plants are mostly grown from rhizomes — underground stems with offshoots. The leaves are ...

Canna with variegated leaves | Photos by the writer Fancy introducing a splash of some striking, tropical jungle-type flora to your garden, that makes an extra loud statement? If yes, then I have ...

Cannas are sun-lovers with big leaves and bright blooms (most often red, gold or orange), while cannas have upright tubular flowers and tolerate more shade (usually in pastel colors).

Some have darker veins. `Magic Lantern' is a 6- to 8-foot-tall evergreen with maple-like leaves and 2-inch, bright-orange, bell-shaped flowers. It blooms nearly year-round and attracts ...

Cannas have two givens in this world: They are typically Southern and they are much maligned. There’s a reason for both. There are 20 or more Canna species in the world, all from tropical ...

And if your variegated plants keep their leaves all year round, they will enliven your garden in winter, when they very well may be the only source of drama and color.

Cannas are heavy feeders, and appreciate rich soil and frequent small doses of liquid fertilizer. Their main enemy is the canna leaf roller, an insect that rolls the leaf into a cylinder and lives ...

There are many others, some fancy types with variegated leaves, black or bronze leaves, spotted or streaked flowers and so on. Some species are called "water cannas" and are grown in water.

White or variegated leaves are not as robust as green ones. They need more light to compensate for the lack of chlorophyll, which is needed for photosynthesis, the turning of light into energy.