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 ...
OK, I’ll admit it — I’ve always had a love affair with cannas. When I was growing up in Southern California, cannas were a landscaping staple. The large varieties were used in formal plantings at ...
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 ...
What I found in the spring was that almost all my cannas had turned into black, rotten mush. Freezing temperatures trigger ...
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Tips can help with over-wintering tender bulbs

Timing is important when it comes to digging tender bulbs. If they are dug too early, it reduces the amount of energy the plants can produce and store for next year. Wait too long and there is a risk ...
Many of these flower bulbs offer colorful blooms, others attract hummingbirds and butterflies, and some are adaptable to ...
QUESTION: I was given some canna bulbs, which I planted, but I have no idea how to care for them. What do I do now? ANSWER: Cannas require very little care once they are established. They produce ...
Even if frost has blackened the leaves of your cannas, dahlias and other summer bulbs, it's still possible to save them. DENVER — Even if frost has blackened the leaves of your cannas, dahlias and ...
Canna lilies add a tropical flair with bananalike, brightly colored leaves and showy flowers that match the flair of tropical ginger. Although native to tropical Central and South America, the ...
On the second Monday of every month, we welcome your gardening questions for Meg Tapp from The Garden Club of Houston. In the audio above, Tapp offers advice on resources available if you're planning ...
One of the latest whims in landscaping is using tropical plants. I guess this trend is to give us who can't afford the plane ticket to the Bahamas, a taste of the Caribbean. I talked to a ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CARNEGIE, Okla. (KFOR) — The color of an ...