Potted canna may be stored right in the container they were growing in. It’s critical for storage temperature to be well above freezing all winter long; aim for not lower than 45 to 50 degrees.

Gill says cannas will bloom only once on a single shoot, so some gardeners will cut canna shoots to the ground after they’ve bloomed. This allows the plant to focus its energy on new growth, and ...

When planting your containers, be sure to leave about an inch of space at the top. Arrange the taller plants in the center or back and trailing plants along the edges.

Thriller items are tall and the focal points of the container. Think of varieties such as cannas, hibiscus, grasses, palms and mandevilla.

Canna lilies are tropical plants that are planted in Michigan gardens to add a tropical flair. At planting time the soil must be warm.

Cannas are relatively easy to grow at all elevations in Southern Arizona. Shoots emerge in the spring from rhizomes (thickened underground stems). Blossoms are produced on tops of clumping upright ...