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canna "PRETORIA"

Canna indica
Canna indica
"PRETORIA"

canna

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
1.5-2m
LEAVES
deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
medium-sized shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
August - October
LOCATION
full sun		 FLOWERS
showy
USDA zone (lowest)
7b   (down to -15°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

orange
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Perennials
Summer blooms
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION

Cannas are exquisite highlights of every garden. You can tell by the leaves they are close relatives of banana trees. They vary by the height, leaf colour and obviously flower colour. Pretoria is very special – it has bright orange, large flowers, and green leaves with somewhat regular stripes. Although it belongs to the tall group and thus start flowering later in the summer it is worth the wait. You can always prolong its flowering indoors until say end November. You needn´t be an expert to grow cannas. The best way is to keep them in the container and make a hole in the lawn or a garden bed and put it in with the container. You can also get a pretty pot to display your canna in it on a patio. It needs a lot of nutrients, water and plenty of sunlight – minimum 6 hours a day. In the autumn, wait for the first frosts to damage the leaves and stems, cut them back and store the container in a cool and dark, frost-free place. Check it for slight watering every now and then not to let it dry totally. If you feel like it you can put the rhizomes in your garden, where they will grow stronger and faster but you need to dig them out in the autumn and store them the way that they do not rot from too much moisture or dry out from too little moisture.