A real decoration of any garden can be canna flowers. This perennial plant, imported to Europe in the XVI century from Central America, is unpretentious and resistant to diseases.
Differing stem height up to 2 m and having dense glossy foliage, canna even before flowering can become a noticeable accent on a flowerbed.
Features canna garden
Selection work with cannes gave gardeners wonderful samples of garden plants that combine the virtues of different types of cannas found in nature.
Today, canna is an ornamental plant, characterized by the following characteristics important for an amateur gardener:
- stem height - 0.5 - 2.5 m. Stalk powerful and juicy.
- flower color - from yellow and orange to pink and different shades of red.
- flower size - 10-12 cm in diameter.
- type of inflorescence - loose brush (inflorescence opens gradually, starting with the lower flowers and ending with the top).
- leaves are oblong, glossy, leaf color is diverse - from green to brownish.
flowering time - June-September.
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Since cannes come from hot, sunny places, for the middle zone of Russia the optimal time for planting in open ground will be mid-May.
When planting cannes for the first time, remember that the plants will become quite large by the summer and each of them will require a lot of space. Therefore, it is recommended to plant the plants at a distance of at least 50 cm from each other.
It is no secret that the main concerns of the gardener in order for the plants to grow beautiful and healthy are:
- weeding;
- watering;
- top dressing.
All these works must be performed regularly.
Cannes like abundant watering, so it is recommended to plant them in a well-watered hole (if the ground in the garden is very dry, then it will be necessary to irrigate and immediately after planting).
If it is necessary to transplant canna, then it is also very important to ensure good watering, and then the plant will easily transfer the transplant.
Winter plants should be indoors. If you want bright flowers of cannes to delight you in the greenhouse or winter garden as long as possible, before the first frost plants can be carefully planted in prepared containers and placed in a winter garden in sufficient light, while the cannes will continue to bloom.
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At the time of wintering it is necessary to reduce watering, the optimal mode will be once every two weeks.
In the spring before planting in open ground need to divide and clean the rhizomes. If the plant will be propagated by seeds, they should be sown in February. The temperature in the room where it is planned to grow seedlings should not be below + 22 ° C.
The first shoots can appear within a fortnight. When the plant will open 2-4 leaves, seedlings need to be placed in pots and move the pots into a room with a temperature of not more than + 16 ° C.
Cannes - beautiful plants that can be used for landscaping large areas, and to decorate the terraces or balconies of private houses.
