Canna 'Tropicanna'
Canna 'Tropicanna'
Canna 'Tropicanna' is a bulb for focal point, mid-border, suited to full sun and loam or moist ground, flowering Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
| Type | Bulb |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 150 cm |
| Spread | 90 cm |
| Aspect | full sun |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 7a-11a |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 150 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 90 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 7a to 11a, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, wet soil, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Canna 'Tropicanna''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Bottlebrush 'Little John'to edge in front
- Cape Plumbagoto flower when it does not
- Pittosporum 'Wheeler's Dwarf'to edge in front
- Purple Hopseed Bushfor height behind it
- Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'to edge in front
- Abelia 'Rose Creek'to edge in front
Garden styles
Foundation planting Mediterranean Modern
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: