About
Canna 'Taney' is a robust perennial that thrives in aquatic and bog environments, reaching a height of approximately 1.8 meters. It features elongated, narrow leaves that are grey-green in color and paddle-shaped. In the summer and early autumn, it produces iris-like flowers with an apricot-orange hue.
About the genus
Canna are herbaceous perennials characterized by their rhizomatous growth and upright stems. They feature broad, oval leaves and prominent flowers that include petal-like staminodes along with smaller, colored petals and sepals. These blooms appear in clusters, such as racemes or panicles, during the summer and autumn months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Poorly-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial, Conservatory Greenhouse, Aquatic, Bogs
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- In summer, water cannas (often bred from Canna glauca) can be placed in containers in ponds with no more than 15cm (6in) of water over the roots. They are also suitable for well-watered borders or conservatories where potted plants can be stood in deep saucers of water. Before autumn frosts, bring plants from outdoors into a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory. Keep the pots moist but not saturated. In April, increase temperatures and plant the sprouted plants out in late May when the risk of frost has passed. See further canna cultivation advice
- Pruning
- Deadhead spent flowers to promote continual flowering, leave to die down in autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, slugs and snails and caterpillars
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to canna viruses