FoliageCanna Lily
Canna indica
Canna Lily (Canna indica) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 1.5-8.2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in fall and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Mature size
- 1.5-8.2 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Fall, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Native to
- Central America, South America, and the West Indies
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Canna Lily is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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