Canna 'Bird of Paradise'

Spear shaped leaves are blue grey with purple veins and mid vein contrasted by a bright neon pink striped edge. Bright pink blooms. Grown mostly for its foliage and unique flowers. Canna are stunning, spreading, tall plants with bright coloured flowers on tall stems. Their exotic flowers appear from mid-summer and last to the first frosts. Theses are rhizomatous perennials, native to the Americas and are only half-hardy in the UK. They provide attractive specimens in mixed planting beds and are suitable for planting out in containers.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Moist and fertile

plant information

Common name

Canna 'Bird of Paradise'

Latin name

Canna 'Bird of Paradise'

type

Rhizomatous perennial

family

Cannaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Moist and fertile
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

0.45 M 2.00 M

Canna 'Bird of Paradise'

Propagation

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Propagate by division when lifting and replant when ready in spring

Planting in Spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

In early Spring fill largish pots with compost to start them off, cover them with the compost but if there are any shoots leave them exposed. Water sparingly and leave in a warmish place. Harden them off by placing them in a greenhouse in mid spring before planting out after the risk of frost has passed. .

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