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Canna 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet'

Canna lily

Vivid scarlet flowers against bold bronze-burgundy foliage make Canna 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet' a compact, exotic showstopper for hot borders and sunny containers.

Supplied as an established plant in a 3 litre pot

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Aspect

Full sun

Hardiness

Tender in most UK gardens and requires frost protection.

Flowers

Summer

Soil

Loam, clay, sand

About this plant

Fiery scarlet blooms over bold bronze leaves

  • Description

    Canna 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet' is a compact, dwarf canna grown for its dramatic combination of bold bronze-burgundy foliage and vivid scarlet flowers. The large, paddle-shaped leaves emerge a rich dark bronze, providing a striking backdrop to the fiery red blooms that rise above them from midsummer until the first frosts. Its neat, upright habit makes this exotic-looking plant ideal for hot borders, tropical schemes and containers on a sunny patio.

  • Why we like it

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    This dwarf canna brings all the drama of the tropics to a compact, easy-to-place plant. The dark bronze leaves are a striking feature in their own right, and the big scarlet flowers glow against them from midsummer right through to the frosts. It is superb for injecting exotic, late-season colour into hot borders, tropical schemes and patio pots, and it thrives in the moist, sunny spots where many plants struggle.

Key features

What makes it special

Colourful foliage

Blooms into late summer

Loved by bees & pollinators

Specs & details

The particulars

Botanical name
Canna 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet'
Common name
Canna lily
Supplied as
3 litre pot
Flower colour
Orange and Red
Eventual height
60-75cm
Eventual spread
40-45cm
Flowering period
Summer
Habit
Clump-forming tender perennial
Life cycle
Tender perennial
Hardiness
Tender in most UK gardens and requires frost protection.
Aspect
Full sun
Soil type
Loam, clay, sand
Moisture
Moist but well-drained
Position
Mid-border, container, waterside
Plant spacing
Space around 40 to 45cm apart (approximately 5 plants per m²)
Growing skill
Easy

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Planting
Flowering

Start rhizomes under cover from early spring, and plant out in late spring once all danger of frost has passed. Flowers from midsummer until the first frosts, then lift and store the rhizomes over winter.

Planting & care

Help it thrive

Planting guide

Start rhizomes into growth under cover from early spring, and plant out in late spring once all danger of frost has passed. Choose a sheltered, sunny spot with rich, moisture-retentive soil, improved with plenty of compost or well-rotted manure. Cannas are hungry and thirsty, so feed and water generously. Space plants around 40 to 45cm apart. In containers, use a loam-based compost and keep well fed and watered.

Care tips

Water generously and never let the soil dry out, especially in hot weather and in containers, as cannas wilt quickly when dry. Feed every couple of weeks through the growing season for the best display. Remove spent flower stems at the base to encourage more blooms, and cut off any tatty leaves. After the first frost, cut back and lift the rhizomes to store over winter.

Winter care

Canna are tender and will not survive hard frost outdoors in most of the UK. After the first frost blackens the foliage, cut the stems down, lift the rhizomes, allow them to dry, and store them somewhere frost-free and barely moist over winter. Alternatively, grow in a container that can be moved into a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory. In the mildest areas, plants may survive outdoors with a deep, dry winter mulch.