Cannas are found growing wild in the tropics of southern United States down to South America, and have lush green or bronze foliage and brightly coloured flowers, which appear from midsummer until mid-autumn. Cannas thrive in moist soils in full sun, and look fantastic when grown with other exotic-looking plants, such as agapanthus and crocosmia.
Canna 'The President' bears show-stopping bright, scarlet-red flowers, sometimes with a fine yellow margin, in contrast with lush, dark green, heavily veined foliage. A compact canna lily, 'The President' is well suited to growing in containers. For best results grow in a moist soil or compost, in full sun to partial shade. Keep plants well watered. Being tender, cannas need a little protection to get them through winter. Mulch Canna 'The President' in autumn to protect the rhizomes from frost, or bring pots indoors.
Explore other Cannas with a similar hue:
Canna 'Champion' - has dark, green-bronze foliage and beautiful salmon-pink flowers with a yellow centre.
Canna 'Extase' - bears large oval-shaped mid-green leaves, and open salmon-pink flowers
Canna x ehemanii - bears arching stems of nodding, red-purple flowers from early summer to autumn
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Canna ‘The president’ and wildlife
Canna ‘The president’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Canna ‘The president’ poisonous?
Canna ‘The president’ has no toxic effects reported.
