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Description
Monrovia® Tropicanna Black Canna Lily is a dramatic tropical perennial with a basal-clumping habit and large chocolate-bronze to near black paddle shaped foliage. The large vibrant flowers emerge a bright red that quickly shifts to orange and bloom on stiffly erect stalks from summer into fall attracting bees and butterflies. Blooms best in full sun and rich, moist well-draining soils. Deer Resistant.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
C. and S. America |
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Height: |
5’ - 6’ |
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Spread: |
1’ - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red/Orange |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium maintenance. May experience root rot in poorly drained wet soils. Watch for aster yellows. Japanese beetles, caterpillars, slugs and snails may chew on the foliage.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: African Lily, Lantana, Sneezeweed
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
