After our long colorless winter, many gardeners are dreaming of creating a lush, colorful garden in their backyard. With their large banana-like leaves and tall spikes of brilliant flowers, Canna ...

Canna comes from the Greek word, kanna, which means reed or grass. The plants are not actually related to lilies at all. Canna is also referred to as Indian shot because of their hard, black, round ...

Many longtime gardeners consider canna lilies the workhorse of the flower garden. That’s because they are available in such a wide range of flower colors, sizes and foliage color. Canna lilies — or ...

Cannas, sometimes called canna lily, are tender tropical plants that are generally planted as bulbs (tubers) in the early summer after the soil warms up. Many gardeners dig up and save their canna ...

Canna lilies introduced themselves to me in the spring of 2016, my first year in Hendersonville. I was contemplating my small yard, wondering how I could plant everything I wanted. As the weather grew ...

Gardeners often think of bulbs as things we plant in the fall with the expectation of blooms early the following spring. Daffodils, tulips, hyacinth and crocus are especially beloved spring- flowering ...

Horticulturist and gardening expert explains and demonstrates tuber forcing lilies! Tuber or bulb forcing is the technique used to "wake up" flowers indoors early on in order to get full plants into ...

These late August days are perfect for the tall tropical plant canna lily. Native to zones seven through 10 in the southern United States down to Argentina, these stately perennials are known for ...

Bulbs bursting with color are one of the best ways to light up an outdoor space, long before most perennials, trees and shrubs have begun to grow. Planting spring bulbs should result in a gorgeous ...