Cannas: dead heading cannas, 1 by tiltaman

tiltaman wrote:
I planted cannas for the first time last year in May, and by the first of July, they were blooming very well. Red King Humberts were the type I grew. I cut off the dead/faded blooms, and they just kept on blooming all summer long. I feel that deadheading and feeding with Color Burst fertilizer made all the difference in the world.

My best two lessons learned last year was to install a watering system (soaker hose) before they get really tall. Some of mine were over 10ft tall by the end of August. The remains of hurricane Katrina blew in across Tennessee, and tore down a lot of my plants; the bed never looked as good after the storm. Second lesson; stake tall cannas up if they aren't protected from high winds.

Attached is a picture of my bed last year. They are about 4 feet high as of the end of May this year.

David