Canna planting and care in the open field in the suburbs

Cannes are plants of amazing, tropical beauty that came to us from India and South America. Fortunately, these thermophilic perennials are distinguished by their unpretentiousness and strong immunity, which allowed them to adapt to growing in central Russia. The annual flowering of cannes begins in June-July and lasts until the frost. At this time, tall glossy stems with exotic flowers and wide matte leaves of the plant become a real decoration of the garden.

Existing species and their characteristics

After many years of breeding work of scientists, the canna family today numbers about 50 species and subspecies of cannes, however, the following 4 species are considered to be the main ones:

• The Indian canna is the "purest" natural species, on the basis of which many hybrid varieties of the flower were subsequently obtained. Plants of this species are distinguished by a high (up to 2 m) stem, smooth elliptical leaves and tubular flowers, collected in loose brushes. It is the fiery red flowers of the Indian canna that most often delight the eyes of summer residents and citizens of the central regions of Russia.
• Crozi or French eland is the first hybrid group, whose representatives are distinguished by a relatively low (about 1.3 m) stem, elongated oval leaves and large flowers resembling gladioli.
• The orchid canna is the most beautiful hybrid species of these perennials. Individuals are characterized by a medium height peduncle, leaves with a purple tint and amazing, similar to large orchids, flowers.
• Deciduous canna is a moisture-loving species that came to us from the Atlantic coast of South America. The height of the stem of the plant often exceeds 2 m, the leaves taper towards the base and can reach 60 cm in length, and the flowers of yellow shades are 6 cm in diameter.

Features of growing in the suburbs

Since Cannes is home to the tropics, seasonal plant transplants in our latitudes cannot be avoided. Otherwise, the Moscow region is quite suitable for growing most types of flowers. The abundance of sun and moisture, which characterizes the temperate continental climate favored by these flowers, allows plants to reach adult sizes and bloom profusely in the first year of life. Rich in humus and quickly absorbing moisture, local chernozems also turned out to be favorable soil for them.

Cannes propagation in temperate climates is successfully carried out both by dividing the rhizomes and by seeds that have time to ripen here.

How to choose planting material

To be sure of the purity of the variety and the quality of the planting material, it is better to go to a specialized store for it, and not buy rhizomes or seeds from your hands on the market. The package with seeds must be provided with a photograph of the future flower, a description of the species, instructions for germination, a scheme for planting in the ground and contain information about the manufacturer. When choosing rhizomes for planting, you should make sure that they do not have:

• traces of insects;
• mold or rot;
• voids, sunken areas.

With special attention, it is necessary to study the characteristics of a particular variety: what is the expected height of an adult plant, the size and shape of the flower, the timing of flowering, preferences in soil and dressing, etc. The excellent appearance and ease of care made the following cannes varieties popular:

• "Durban" is a tall variety with small yellow-orange flowers and striped leaves that combine several shades at once;
• "Livadia" - all parts of a meter-long plant of this variety are painted in different shades of the purple palette, which gives a particularly harmonious look;
• "America" ​​- adult flowers reach 1.5 m in height, bloom in deep red from early July until late autumn;
• "Suevia" - a low canna with bright green leaves and pale lemon flowers, collected in large inflorescences;
• "German Titov" - the plant has red-green leaves, and the peduncle stretches 1.3 m in height and pleases the eye with pale pink large flowers;
• "Pfitzer" is a medium-sized canna with maroon leaves and orange flowers with a red speck, blooming in mid-July.

Preparing for landing

The heat-loving canna can become seriously ill or even die if it is planted directly in open ground. To avoid such a nuisance, the flower is prepared for planting by growing it in the house. To do this, in early spring, they choose a healthy, large rhizome and divide it with a knife into several parts so that there are 2-3 buds for each. Sections are disinfected with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then the rhizomes are placed in pots filled with moist peat or large sawdust, put them in a warm, well-lit place and periodically watered with settled water. After waiting for shoots, they are allowed to grow stronger, and when the first 3-4 leaves unfold, the pots of flowers begin to be taken out into the street for hardening.

In the case of growing seedlings from seeds, their preliminary stratification is carried out, that is, the delicate destruction of a strong shell. To do this, the seeds are doused with boiling water and left warm for a day, then placed in a light soil, watered and covered with glass, creating a greenhouse with a temperature of about 18 ° C. After a couple of weeks, when the leaves appear, the seedlings are planted in pots and exposed to the sun, regularly watered and fed with complex fertilizers. Landing in open ground should take place no earlier than the end of May, when the threat of frost has completely passed.

Site selection and soil preparation

To carry the canna into the ground, a well-lit, draft-protected place is chosen. By the way, the coastal line of the reservoir, where the soil is always moist, will become a favorable area for breeding all varieties of cannes. The soil is required to be rich in humus, loose and quickly absorb water. The holes should be dug so deep that you can add 10 cm of humus to them, then about 5 cm of earth, immerse the rhizome and sprinkle it on top with a layer of soil of 2 cm. It is imperative to add diluted granular fertilizers. The planting site needs to be lightly tamped, watered with warm water and mulched.

The distance between plants should be kept equal to 50-60 cm.

Canna perfectly tolerates the neighborhood with any flowers, however, when choosing a composition for a particular flower bed, one must take into account the growth rate of plants and the level of their need for sunlight and moisture. So, in the conditions created for Cannes, dahlias, daisies, asters, lilies, phlox and gladioli will easily take root.

Care during growth

After planting cannes in open ground, caring for them is minimized. It is enough to provide young plants with regular abundant watering (always with warm, settled water), occasionally loosen the soil around the bushes and, if necessary, free it from weeds. To maintain the decorative appearance of the plant, dried flowers and broken leaves should be removed.

As for feeding, which additionally stimulates flowering, it should be done only once a month with the use of liquid organic fertilizers.The dosage will be calculated based on the percentage of nitrogen in the preparation. Mineral fertilizers are also applied at intervals of 4-5 weeks. The last feeding is carried out one and a half months before the expected frost.

Diseases and pests

Although cannes are distinguished by stable immunity, they still sometimes need protection from diseases and pests such as:

• gray rot;
• rust fungus;
• variegation;
• cucumber mosaic virus;
• spider mite;
• slugs;
• white aphid;
• parasitic worms that eat the roots of the plant.

To prevent the attack of pests and various diseases, plants need to be watered at the root, maintain a distance between them, observe the dosage of fertilizers and generally keep the front garden clean.

Preparing for winter

With the onset of the first frost, the leaves and stems are carefully cut off at the cannes at a height of 20 cm from the ground. The soil around the bushes is watered abundantly and the rhizome is dug up. And then they choose one of 3 possible options for "wintering" cannes:

1. Rhizomes are placed in a box with sawdust.
2. Placed in a pot with soil and reduce the intensity of watering (in both cases, the containers with the rhizome are kept in a cool room).
3. The flower is transplanted into its usual mixture, but now into a spacious flower pot and kept at home as a houseplant, continuing watering and feeding.

In all three cases, cannes calmly survive the winter and with the onset of warmth they can again be planted in the ground in order to delight others with their magnificent flowering all summer.

Elena Gavrilova's column "Notes from a summer cottage"
Issue 23.

Many years ago, in my youth, I was vacationing in Sochi and saw an unusually beautiful flower that seemed very exotic to me. I was then told that this is a real "tropican" - canna, and that it grows only in the southern regions, and residents of the middle lane should not dream of it.

Suddenly, my dream of a long-forgotten flower came true last year, when a neighbor in the country shared its rhizome. I looked forward to the growth of the canna and its flowering, and then admired it for a long time.

Of course, before growing, I read a lot of interesting and useful things about this flower of extraordinary beauty. I think that my little experience will be useful to you too. I will try to describe in detail the full life cycle of canna.

My fears about the difficulty and impossibility of growing cannes crumbled to smithereens as soon as I found out about the benefits this flower. The main ones are:

• resistance to drought and heat;
• long flowering period;
• simple agricultural techniques when growing.

Origin

I will start my acquaintance with this amazing flower from its origin. He comes from Central and South America. Canna is the only plant genus of the monotypic family Cannes, which is included in the order Gingerbread, and consists of 50 species. Cannes are growing everywhere now. Peter I brought them to Russia, for which many thanks to him.

Since ancient times, the Indians of tropical America began to cultivate this flower. They ate the rhizomes baked because of their starchy properties. The fact is that some cannes roots contain almost 30% of coarse-grained starch, the so-called "Queensland arrowroot".

Well, the stems and leaves served as excellent feed for livestock. After all, this herbaceous perennial plant has large erect juicy stems and very large leaves. The stems are so strong, that they are not afraid of the wind.

They grow confidently in the ground and do not need to be tied to a support, despite the fact that they can grow almost up to two meters in height. Some leaves can be up to 80 cm high and up to 30 cm wide.

The leaves and stems remind me very much of a banana, and the large and asymmetrical flowers are the flowers of gladioli.

They are so beautiful and different in color - from red, orange to pink and yellow. The diameter of the flowers is also large - from 4 to 8 cm.

Cannes produce capsule fruits that ripen in about 30-40 days. They contain black seeds of a round shape, 6-10 mm in diameter. But, as it seems to me, they do not ripen in central Russia.

Landing

First, we prepare the place where the canna will delight us for the whole summer. I chose in the middle of the flower bed, hoping that it would be clearly visible from all sides. By the way, cannes, of course, love sunny places and fertile soil.

So, we dig a hole approximately to a depth of 60 cm and with a diameter of 30 cm. Half of the hole will be occupied by rotted manure, and on top we fill up with earth and humus. We'll add some sand to this entire pillow. Now you can lay out the rhizome. We fall asleep with soil. Consider that you need to deepen the canna by about 5-6 cm. If you are planting more than one plant, then the distance between them should be 30-90 cm. It depends on the variety. I do not know what variety I have, but I would plant it at a distance of 90 cm, because the plant is very voluminous.

Bloom

Cannes begin to bloom about one and a half to two months after planting in the ground. They bloomed for me at the end of July, and I planted them in the ground at the beginning of June.

Cannes continue to bloom beautifully until the first frost. Faded inflorescences must be completely removed with pruning shears to the very ground. This will preserve the decorative appearance of the plants.

Placing in the garden

Canna is a very specific flower that requires a special approach to its placement in the garden. I would call it a self-sufficient flower because of its inflorescences of bright beauty, huge leaves and high growth. It goes without saying that it can act as a tapeworm. He plays this role beautifully and looks very proud.

Canna also perfectly adapts to group plantings.

For flower beds, it is better to choose high varieties of cannes with red flowers. Cannes can be shaded by silvery cineraria, for example. Cannes look exotic on the banks of water bodies. If the flowers are planted along the fence, they will look very decorative.

Thus, wherever you plant this "tropicana", it will everywhere create a tropical effect of beauty and exoticism for you.

Care

Watering

Watering is necessary every week and be sure to loosen the soil after watering. If there is no rain, then you can water more often.

Top dressing

Throughout the growing season, canne additional feeding is required. Many recommend feeding with full mineral fertilizer at least three times during the entire growing season. I did it a little differently. Since I read that this tropical plant is similar to the development of the cucumber, which is still very familiar to us, tropical in origin, I fed it absolutely the same way: every week with green fertilizer from nettle and clover.

Diseases

Even though my cannes didn't get sick last summer, I know they can be attacked by aphids or spider mites. They can also be affected by nematodes or rust. The most dangerous disease for them is a viral or mycoplasma infection. With it, an annular or streaky spot appears.

There is nothing to be afraid of, but simply to fight in the same way as with diseases on other flowers. The first rule for me sounds like this: in order to avoid numerous diseases (this applies to all plants and flowers) - it is necessary try to comply with all the rules of agricultural technology. This is an absolute axiom.

Storage

As soon as the first frosts appear, the canna must be sent for storage. Last year I dug it up in early October.

First, I cut off the stems at a height of about 20 cm. The rhizomes had grown greatly over the summer, so it was rather difficult to dig it out so as not to damage the roots. Then she slightly shook off the ground. She put a newspaper in the tray, and rhizomes on top. Some sprinkle it with sawdust, peat or sand, but I didn't.

When they're a little dry sent them to storage in the basement, where the air temperature is approximately 6-8 ° C.My basement is quite humid, but if the rhizomes lack moisture and they begin to dry out, it is better to sprinkle them with water. There they slept with me all cold winter.

Reproduction

Division of rhizomes

In mid-February, my cannes began to sprout in the basement.

I brought them home and decided to divide them, although many people advise to divide them at the end of March. It depends on whether they have sprouted, as in my case, or not.

We put the nutrient soil in pots, plant the rhizome and put it in a room where the temperature should be about 18-20 ° C. I have one on the loggia. There they will spend with me before landing in the open ground.

Seed propagation

I didn't expect cannes seeds on sale. For my experiment of germinating cannes from seeds, I was fortunate enough to buy a mixture of colors. Soaked the seeds. For 10 days they resisted and did not want to germinate. Finally, the first roots and seedlings have appeared.

I put them in cups. If you have containers without drainage holes, then gravilat or vermiculite should be placed on the bottom. Cannes planted with seeds should only bloom in the second year.

Cannes - your garden barometer

Want to get the correct weather forecast? Then plant cannes. All tropical plants are characterized by gutting - This is a process that is characterized by the removal of water in the form of drops on the surface of the leaves with the help of hydathodes (special water stomata for the release of water). Going out into the garden in the morning, and noticing large drops on the leaves of the cannes, you will immediately understand that there is high humidity outside, and, perhaps, it will soon rain.

There is some kind of mystery and mystery in the cannes. Luxurious lush leaves and bright exotic-shaped inflorescences show us the greatness of this flower and its fabulous beauty.

Plant this wonderful flower in your summer cottages and enjoy its harmony!

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For all its exotic beauty, canna is highly resistant to heat and drought, but requires some trouble in growing: germination of rhizomes, a well-prepared planting site, regular watering in dry summers and top dressing. Revealing all the secrets of growing canna and mastering the simple techniques of its agricultural technology, you will certainly get the fireworks of the blooming of the southern beauty in your garden.

Canna blooms

Secret 1

Canna work begins with dividing the rhizomes at the end of March. After inspection, they are placed in a warm greenhouse or boxes for germination. When the sprouts reach 8-10 cm, they are separated with a part of the rhizome and planted one by one in 9-10 cm pots or several 15-16 cm pots.

The pots are filled with leafy soil or an earthen mixture consisting of greenhouse soil and well-rotted manure (1: 2). The pots are placed in a warm place (+ 16 ... + 18 ° С) and kept until they are planted in the open ground. Plants must be hardened two weeks before planting.

Canna variety 'Feuervogel' blooms

Secret 2

Before planting cannes in the ground, the seats are prepared: rotted manure is introduced into a hole 60 cm deep and 30 cm in diameter with a layer of 30 cm; the rest of the hole is filled with a mixture of earth and humus, and sprinkled with fine sand on top and the rhizome is placed, which protects it from decay. From above, the rhizomes are covered with rotted manure, so that it is buried no more than 5-6 cm.The distance between the plants, depending on the variety, is from 30 to 90 cm.

Canna variety 'Suieviia' in bloom

Secret 3

During the growing season, cannes are fed at least three times full

mineral fertilizer

... During the summer, plants are watered weekly, followed by loosening. In the absence of rain, cannes are watered 2-3 times a week. To ensure better ripening of the rhizomes, from the end of summer, watering is gradually reduced and by the time the excavation is stopped.

Secret 4

The first inflorescences develop 1.5-2.5 months after planting. They can be cut, which contributes to the development of the root system and good growth of rhizomes.To preserve the decorativeness of plants, dried flowers are removed in a timely manner, preventing fruit from setting.

Remove dried flowers

Faded inflorescences are removed completely

Secret 5

Cannes bloom profusely until frost. They can be damaged by aphids, scoops, spider mites; get amazed by rust, mosaic, nematodosis. The most dangerous diseases of canna are viral and mycoplasma, manifested in the form of streaky and annular spotting. Control measures are the same as for other flower crops and a high level of agricultural technology.

Secret 6

After the first freezing, the rhizomes are dug up with a clod of earth, only shaking off the excess of it. In this state, they winter better. The stems are cut at a height of 12-15 cm. The rhizomes are slightly dried and, covered with dry sand or dry sawdust with a layer of 15-20 cm, are stored at a temperature of + 4 ... + 5 ° C.

Secret 7

The bright beauty of the inflorescence, large leaves, large growth allowed the cannet to solo most often in the garden, not needing the environment of other plants, but its beauty is even more vividly manifested in the group planting of plants of the same variety.

'President' canna blooms. Such groups look good in accentuated points of the parterre, on the lawn, against the background of the house, at the entrance, at the bends of the paths, etc. Cannes, planted on the shore of a reservoir or around shrubs, bring a certain element of exoticism. Cannes can be successfully planted along fences, walls, as well as in deep clay pots or wooden boxes on balconies and verandas.

For a large lawn, it is better to choose tall cannes varieties with red flowers and purple leaves (‘Red Futurity’ more than 1 m in height, ‘America’ in 1.1 m in height); red flowers and green leaves (‘President’ 1.2 m high, ‘FireBird’ more than 1 m tall); with solid yellow flowers and bluish-green leaves (‘King Midas’ 1.5 m high, ‘Crown’ 1.6 m high).

Canna ‘A. Wendgausen '
Planted in groups, lined with silvery seaside cineraria, they will not get lost against the backdrop of greenery and will create a Mediterranean atmosphere in the garden. Cannes look very impressive in the evening hours near the lamps. Illuminated from below, cannes flowers appear as exotic butterflies fluttering over large leaves.

The canna is also magnificent in the center of the parterre flower bed. By planting cannes with contrasting flowers located at different levels, for example, tall dark red and low pale pink, you can achieve its spectacular accent.

For a small lawn, you can pick up low-growing cannes varieties, for example, ‘Lucifer’ 60 cm high, ‘Citi of Portland’ 50 cm tall, ‘Carpet’ 65 cm high and lodge them with a multi-colored Coleus.

Canna varieties 'Louis Kayeux' are in bloom Planted in flowerpots, miniature cannes, for example, varieties 'Valentina Tereshkova', 'Hungaria', 'Pfitzer's Chinese Coral' 70-90 cm high, will give an unusual southern flavor to both the front entrance to the house and the site recreation.

"Fiery" varieties of cannes, in the color of the flowers of which there is an exotic combination of red and yellow strokes, reminiscent of an inextinguishable flame: 'Lucifer', 'Gold Lucifer', 'Picasso', 'Partenit' look advantageous against the background of dark needles of thuja, junipers, yews or dry masonry walls made of large rough stones. This fire illuminates the twilight created by dense plantings of conifers and revives the cold beauty of the stone.

Canna of exotic variety ‘Picasso’ blooms

Secret 8

Recently, garden cannu has been used in water flower beds. It grows well if it is submerged in water all year round to a depth of 10-20 cm. In late spring - early summer, it is placed in pots under water in outdoor pools.

In autumn, with the onset of subzero temperatures, the pots are transferred to winter gardens (temperature not lower than + 15 ° C), where they are placed in containers with water. If there is enough natural light or artificial lighting, the cannes continue to bloom and form new shoots.

Canna variety 'Labe' in bloom
If there is no opportunity to keep plants in winter gardens, you can save washed and dried rhizomes in sand or peat. The most suitable varieties for growing in water are ‘Lucifer’, ‘Brilliant’ and hybrids of the ‘Longwood’ group, the ancestor of which was the gray-blue canna (Canna glauca); Canna indica varieties can be successfully grown in reservoirs. The original compositions of nymphs and cannes will undoubtedly delight all fans of unusual plants.

Secret 9

By landing Cannes on your site, you will thereby receive a free weather forecast. Canna is a tropical plant that is characterized by guttation, i.e. the ability to get rid of excess moisture, releasing it in the form of drops on the leaves. Therefore, if in the morning you see large drops on the leaves of the cannes: it means that the air humidity is high, and rain is possible during the day or at night.

Canna is a beautiful perennial flower that has long become a favorite of gardeners and owners of private houses. This flower has a whole host of advantages, which include ease of planting, growing, care and reproduction, as well as a wide variety of varieties. He has only one drawback - the canna does not winter well in the open field. But more on that later.

There is an ancient legend that tells of an Indian chief. The old leader burned the peace treaty in the fire, and this entailed a big bloody war. And on the site of that fire, cannes grew, with their bright colors resembling tongues of flame and shed blood.

Canna is a favorite flower of many gardeners

Varieties and varieties of cannes

Cannes have a juicy stem, the length of which varies, depending on the species, from 50 cm to 2 m. The first garden hybrid was bred by the Frenchman Crozi. All subsequent cultivated varieties are called "Canna garden" and are divided into three groups.

• Deciduous canna. The highest of the cannes, some varieties reach 3 m. The flowers of deciduous cannes are small, about 6 cm, and the leaves are large with shades from dark green to purple.

Canna deciduous

• Cannes Crosey. The lowest, their growth is from 70 cm to 1.5 m. The flowers are large, about 10 cm, and the leaves are green or purple with a bluish cover.

Canna Crosey

• Cannes are orchid. The group is medium in height, usually up to two meters, with large, orchid-like flowers and fleshy green leaves with a purple tint.

Cannes landing

To plant cannes, choose a place protected from the winds, which is also bright and sunny enough. Cannes prefer deeply cultivated, loose and nutritious soil. The most suitable mixture for them: 1/3 coarse sand, 1/3 leafy soil, 1/3 peat. Cannes are planted in open ground after the end of the frost.

Some gardeners advise making "hot bedding" to make the cannes bloom more lush. To do this, 20 cm of horse manure is first poured into a hole dug about 70 cm deep, and earth is poured on top. Thus, under the layer of the earth, slow burning of manure will occur and generate heat, contributing to a longer and more luxuriant flowering of cannes.

Canna will feel good if you plant it against a wall that protects from the wind.

Cannes seeds need to be prepared before planting. To do this, they are first scalded with boiling water, and then placed in a thermos with warm water for 3-4 hours. Seeds are sown in the greenhouse in February. The temperature in the greenhouse should be 20-23 ° C. Sprouted crops are planted in pots after 2-4 weeks, and when leaves appear, cannes are planted in open ground.

But most often cannes are planted by dividing the root system in late spring or early summer. The roots are planted in holes dug at a distance of 50 cm from each other and fertilized with humus. The sprouted roots are planted to a depth of 10–15 cm, and not sprouted by 5–7 cm. The holes are constantly watered.

Canna seeds

Plant care

Cannes are gratefully taken for good care, like any other plant.In order for cannes to bloom on time and look spectacular, they need to get rid of weeds in a timely manner, loosen the soil around the bushes. During the entire flowering period, it is necessary to remove dried inflorescences.

Watering the cannes before the flowers appear should be moderate, but during flowering this flower requires abundant watering. Closer to autumn, watering should be reduced and finally stopped after the cannes have faded. Cannes delight the eye with their bright colors from August to mid-autumn. After that, the roots of the plants must be insulated with dense hilling in case of sudden frosts. For the winter, the roots are dug up together with a lump of earth around the root and stored in boxes until spring.

Canna root system

Some growers grow cannes in pots and keep them in the house in the winter, and in the spring they are planted in open ground. This flower is absolutely not afraid of transplanting, and if the frost is already close, and the cannes continue to bloom actively, transplant them into a pot. These beautiful flowers will delight you until December.

Fertilization and feeding

Cannes are fed with mineral fertilizers three times during the growing season. For 1 square meter, a mixture of potash, nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers in a ratio of 10:12:25 is required. Fertilizer granules are scattered around the bushes after watering, and then the soil is loosened.

The culture needs regular application of mineral fertilizers

Plant propagation

The simplest and most effective method of propagating these flowers is by dividing the root. To do this, in the spring, at the end of March - early April, the rhizome is taken out of the clod of earth in which it was stored all winter, cleaned of decayed areas and divided into kidneys. Places of cuts are disinfected by sprinkling with coals or ash.

Advice. If the two buds are close, leave both.

Delenki are planted in boxes with earth or in pots in a greenhouse with a temperature of 20-24 ° C. When the culture sprouts, the temperature is lowered to 16 ° C. For rooting, the delenka can be watered with a 2% solution of potassium permanganate every 10 days.

Dividing the cannes bush

Diseases and pests of cannes

Cannes are susceptible to bacterial diseases. They appear on the leaves and buds. The leaves are first covered with white spots, which later turn black. Cannes buds immediately turn black and die. Cannes bacteriosis, unfortunately, cannot be cured. And so that the disease does not spread to neighboring plants, the affected bushes must be destroyed. Bacteriosis is associated with waterlogging.

Also, these flowers can be attacked by rust fungus. It can be seen by yellowed or rusty-stained leaves. The fungus is treated with a solution of 4 g of potassium permanganate, diluted in 10 liters of water.

Rust fungus on canna leaves

Very rarely, but still attacks cannes and variegated virus. With this disease, the leaves of the plant are covered with black dots. If the leaves are not removed in time, the virus spreads to the flowers, which decrease in size and curl. When fighting this disease, it is necessary to remove leaves and inflorescences affected by the virus in time.

Cannes leaves can be harmed by caterpillars. In this case, an insecticide helps.

Flowers are not insured against eating roots by nematodes. It is also necessary to get rid of damaged plants.

Canna: combination with other plants

Growing canna along with other plants in a flower bed will not bring you any trouble, because this flower gets along well with its neighbors. The main rule is to take into account the growth rate of flowers planted in the same bed so that the faster growing ones do not drown out their slow neighbors. It will greatly facilitate the care of such a flower bed and the selection of plants with the same requirements for soil and frequency of watering.

Canna in the flowerbed

Advice. With the colors of Cannes, you can know the weather forecast in advance. This tropical plant is used to getting rid of excess moisture by releasing it on the leaves. Therefore, when in the morning you see drops of water on the leaves, take an umbrella with you, because the probability of precipitation is very high.

Canna in landscape design

One can talk a lot about the use of canna in landscape design. There is no such place in the flower garden in which the canna would not bring color and contrast. Cannu is often used as a pot and tub plant to decorate interiors, balconies and terraces.

Canna also creates an unforgettable impression against the background of a bright green lawn. High varieties of cannes are suitable for use as a hedge. The lower species in landscaping are planted as curbs, just like lavender.

Cannes landing along the paths in the garden

With the right choice of height and grade, cannes can be used anywhere. Massive varieties of these colors allow you to mask not the most aesthetic parts of your site.

Indian canna naturally grows along water bodies, so this species can be planted not only along the pond, but also directly in the water body itself. To do this, the flower is placed in a large basket or flowerpot and placed in a pond so that the surface of the pot is slightly covered with water.

Bright photos of your winter garden and flower garden will not leave anyone indifferent.

Canna in landscape design

This flower looks no less wonderful in cut. It costs from 4 to 8 days, and is effective both in a mono bouquet and in combination with other flowers.

Gardeners argue that the minor troubles that canna cultivation, reproduction and care entail, are forgotten as soon as this beauty begins to bloom. These bright flowers will delight you until late autumn, bringing a vivid variety to the gray autumn landscape. And when your neighbors choose such ordinary yellow leaves for photos, your background will be much more attractive.

Cannes landing: video

Cannes varieties: photo