This beautiful Canna series features vibrant, robust plants with colorful flowers! In tropical climates, Cannas bloom year-round. Here, they start flowering from mid-July and continue until the first frost. Cannas are also valued for their foliage, with some varieties boasting dark or striped leaves that add a tropical touch to your garden.

Key Features:

• Origin: Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Growth: Upright, up to 60cm tall
• Foliage: Grey-green leaves with a creamy-white margin
• Flowers: Clusters of small, purple-pink flowers
• Scent: Strong eucalyptus-rose-mint fragrance

Canna Tropicanna Black:

• New Variety: Canna Tropicanna Black is an exciting new variety of canna.
• Striking Foliage: Features deeper, richer toned, almost black leaves enhanced by rich plum and red colours.
• Emergence and Growth: Leaves emerge in March and increase in size throughout the growing season.
• Spectacular Display: Particularly spectacular when backlit by sunshine, creating a dramatic statement in containers or borders.
• Flowering Season: From June to September, it is crowned by almost luminous red flowers.
• Exotic Seed Pods: Followed by exotic-looking seed pods that enhance the 'jungle-like' impact.
• Preferred Conditions: Prefers well-drained soil in a spot with full sun.
• Tender Perennial: As a tender, herbaceous perennial, it needs winter protection.
• Winter Care: Lift the rhizomes in autumn and store them in a frost-free environment in barely moist compost.
• Size: Each plant reaches a height of 1.5m with a spread of 70cm.

Care Tips:

• Light: Prefers full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Thrives in well-drained, slightly acidic soil
• Watering: Regular watering, avoid waterlogging
• Fertilization: Organic fertilizers for robust growth
• Pruning: Encourages more abundant flowering
• Temperature: Best in tropical to subtropical climates, not frost-tolerant

Cultivation:

• Indoor/Outdoor: Suitable for both garden beds and container planting on balconies or terraces.
• Maintenance: Minimal, just water and fertilize regularly during the growing season.

Propagation:

• Division: Split the rhizomes to propagate new plants
• Planting: Plant in pots or directly in the garden, ensuring enough space for growth

Add a touch of elegance to your garden with our organically grown Cannas, perfect for sunny locations and easy to care for. Explore our collection at TOMs FLOWer CLUB today!