Canna 'Red Velvet' syn. Canna 'Velvet Red'
Canna 'Red Velvet'
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. 'Red Velvet' (or 'Velvet Red' as it is sometimes sold as) has maroon flushed olive green foliage, and bright red flowers.
Contributed by @cjh123
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Canna 'Red Velvet'
Latin name
Canna 'Red Velvet' syn. Canna 'Velvet Red'
type
Rhizomatous perennial
family
Cannaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
2.00 M
Canna 'Red Velvet' syn. Canna 'Velvet 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. 'Red Velvet' (or 'Velvet Red' as it is sometimes sold as) has maroon flushed olive green foliage, and bright red flowers.
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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