Canna indica 'Russian Red'

Canna 'Russian Red'

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. Canna indica 'Russian Red'. Reddish-bronze leaves on stems reaching 2m and higher, sporting small orange, lily-like flowers which appear in late summer.

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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 'Russian Red'

Latin name

Canna indica 'Russian Red'

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

The size of a fully grown Canna Russian Red is 0.45meters x 2.00meters

0.45 M 2.00 M

Canna indica 'Russian Red'

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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