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Canna 'Society Belle'

canna 'Society Belle'

Upright perennial to 2m tall, forming clumps of large, bronze-tinted green leaves, with fine purple margins and dark stems, and orange flowers borne in summer and autumn. A good plant for a tropical border

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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Bronze
Summer Orange Green Bronze
Autumn Orange Green Bronze
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H3
Botanical details
Family
Cannaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump forming, Bushy
Genus

Canna are rhizomatous herbaceous perennials with erect stems bearing ovate leaves, with showy flowers with showy petal-like staminodes and small, coloured petals and sepals, borne in racemes or panicles in summer and autumn

Name status

Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a border or container in a sheltered site with full sun. Water freely in dry spells and apply a balanced liquid feed monthly. In cold regions, lift the rhizomes in autumn once frost has blackened the foliage and store in barely moist compost in frost-free conditions. In areas that are frost-free or almost so, leave in situ and protect with a deep dry mulch. See canna cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by division of rhizomes in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Architectural
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Sub-tropical
  • Bedding
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning

No pruning required, deadhead spent flowers to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails, aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and caterpillars

Diseases

May be susceptible to canna viruses

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