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Perfect for those hot and sunny areas where the soil tends to stay consistently moist to wet, the Golden Canna is a beautiful North American native perennial that is easy to grow and very long-lived. It occurs naturally in wetlands, including marshes, savannas, and the edges of ponds and lakes, on the coastal plain from South Carolina to Florida and Texas, but is also happy growing inland in average garden soil in Zones 8a to 11. From mid summer to early fall you and the butterflies and hummingbirds with enjoy the abundant clusters of bright yellow iris-like flowers that are perched atop strong stems clothed in upright facing blue-green leaves up to two feet long. Golden Canna thrives in consistently damp to wet soils so is perfect for use around the edges or even in the shallows of the garden pond, larger ponds and lakes, marshes and swamps or any other moist to wet areas. That said, it will tolerate short dry periods. A planting of Golden Canna at the edge of a pond adds wonderful, low maintenance color and structure to the landscape.

If you live and garden north of USDA Zone 8a where this Canna Lily is not cold hardy, you'll be happy to know that it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during the winter months and placed back outdoors when all chances of freezing temperatures have passed in spring. 

Canna species have many uses around the world including agricultural uses and are often planted and grown to extract undesirable pollutants in wetlands because of its high tolerance for contaminants. 

Spacing: 24 inches for groupings or as a solid border

The Golden Canna Lily is exceptionally easy to grow in a wide range of soil types and conditions. It prefers a moist but well-drained to wet soil of average fertility but will also tolerate short dry periods. Full to mostly sun is preferred however plants will tolerate some lightly filtered sun or shade. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight for best flowering. 

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