Canna, Canna Lily 'Ermine'

Cannax generalis

Family
Cannaceae (kan-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Canna (KAN-uh)
Species
x generalis (jen-er-RAY-liss)
Synonym
Spacing
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Sun Exposure
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Color
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Time
Foliage
White/Near White
Other Details
Other details
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Blooms repeatedly
Propagation Methods
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Herbaceous
Seed Collecting
Category
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Foliage Color
Bloom Characteristics
Water Requirements
Where to Grow
Perennials
Ponds and Aquatics
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Mesa, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Croton On Hudson, New York

Chandler, Texas

Richmond, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

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Mesa, AZ (Zone 9b) | May 2007 | positive

This is my first year growing this and I have to add how well these flowers hold up to the heat. I have a red canna 4' from this plant an...Read More

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(Zone 8a) | November 2006 | positive

My tender young plant purchased this summer was decimated by leaf rollers. I was so annoyed. But it has come back and bloomed in Nov 06...Read More

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Croton-on-Hudson, NY (Zone 6b) | July 2006 | positive

This is my first year with this variety of canna. I planted them on a wet bank of a pond and they are blooming well and putting up new sh...Read More

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| July 2003 | positive

This is the best canna of all my cannas in my garden. Well worth the fourty dollars for one bulb I paid 10 years back. It really stands ...Read More

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Coal Center, PA (Zone 6a) | October 2002 | positive

One of the best 'white' cannas. In good weather, flowers are truely white.
A very lovely good blooming dwarf white canna (o:

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