Canna ‘Australis’

*Please note - All aqatic plants will ship bare - root.
Canna Australis will be a showstopper in your garden with their fiery red flowers and bronze purple foliage. Canna lilies are perfect for planting beside a waterscape, stream or pond growing lush tropical-like foliage that literally stands leaps and bounds above the rest! Plant these tropical beauties in masses to create a "wow factor”
Water plant
Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
Long Blooming
Heat Tolerant
Bog Plant
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Resists: Deer
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type:  Annual
Height Category:  Tall
Garden Height:  30 - 36 Inches
Spacing:  18 - 24 Inches
Spread:  18 - 24 Inches
Flower Colors:  Red
Foliage Colors:  Bronze, purple
Habit:  Upright
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement:  Part Sun to Sun
The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:  Easy
Bloom Time:  Planting To Frost
Hardiness Zones:  8 - 11
Water Category:  Average
Uses:  Beds, container, water gardens, ponds
Uses:  Mass Planting
Uses Notes:  Great plants for use as the centrepiece in large combinations, they also do very well grown alone in containers.  They are fantastic waterscaping and landscape plants and lend a tropical feel to gardens or ponds in any locale.
Maintenance Notes:  While deadheading is not necessary to keep them blooming all summer, removing seed pods will likely improve appearance. In containers an application of controlled release fertilzer should be sufficient for the season, but supplementing with a water soluble plant food starting mid-summer can keep them performing at their best. In landscapes, the controlled release application at planting should be enough to last all summer. In an aquatic setting they are most successful if planted bare root, anchored securely by surrounding rockery and will feed of nutrients in the water table. Water needs are simple and the plants are quite adaptable, even tolerating standing water for short periods of time.  They can also take periods of relatively dry soil, although consistent moisture will produce the very best plants