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Yellow Canna Lily

Canna generalis

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Overview

The Canna generalis is a bold Yellow Canna Lily with deep green, tropical foliage and sunny yellow flowers from planting to frost. It grows upright to 30-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide, making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point in beds. Plant in part sun to full sun with average soil and consistent moisture; it tolerates heat, humidity, and brief damp conditions. Hardy in USDA Zones 8-11.

Water Medium
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — The Canna generalis is a bold Yellow Canna Lily with deep green
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — tropical foliage and sunny yellow flowers from planting to frostYellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — and brief damp conditionsYellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Plant in part sun to full sun with average soil and consistent moisture; it tolerates heatYellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point in bedsYellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — It grows upright to 30-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wideYellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — commonly referred to as Yellow Canna Lily+51

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
2.5–4 Ft.
Mature width
1.5–2 Ft.

Classification

Family
Cannaceae

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Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — The Canna generalis is a bold Yellow Canna Lily with deep green
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — tropical foliage and sunny yellow flowers from planting to frost
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — and brief damp conditions
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Plant in part sun to full sun with average soil and consistent moisture; it tolerates heat
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — making a strong thriller in containers or a focal point in beds
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — It grows upright to 30-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — commonly referred to as Yellow Canna Lily
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — sunny yellow flowers from planting until frost
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — sunlit annual that brings tropical architecture and glowing color to warm-season plantings
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — From a lush canopy of deep green
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — paddle-shaped leaves rise sturdy stems topped with clear
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — The effect is vivid yet refined—upright
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — and generously blooming—with a scale that feels substantial without overwhelming a composition
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — reaching about 30 to 48 inches tall and spreading 18 to 24 inches wide
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — Hummingbirds are naturally drawn to the bright blossoms
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — while deer tend to leave the plant alone.<br><br>This Proven Winners® selection grows with a vigorous
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — more difficult-to-place varieties.<br><br>Yellow Canna Lily performs best in part sun to full sun
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — fast-growing annual for summer drama
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — while in cooler regions it is used as an easy
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — In USDA Zones 8-11 it can be grown as a hardy warm-climate perennial
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — It is adaptable to average garden soil and average watering
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — where heat and humidity encourage abundant flowering
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — though consistent moisture produces the most lush
Yellow Canna Lily (Canna generalis) — It can tolerate damp conditions and even brief periods of standing water

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