canna 'General Eisenhower'
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Compact, upright perennial about 1.5m tall, forming clumps of large, handsome deep burgundy-bronze leaves, and bearing large, very decorative deep orange flowers in summer and early autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- canna 'General Eisenhower' (Canna 'General Eisenhower')
- Genus
- Canna
- Family
- Cannaceae
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- Toxicity
- Conservatory Greenhouse · Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of canna 'General Eisenhower'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of canna 'General Eisenhower'
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canna 'General Eisenhower' care guide
- Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
Fertilizing
FertilizingTomato or pepper feed every one to two weeks in fruiting season
Pruning
PruningDeadhead to promote continued flowering. Leave to die back in autumn
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division of rhizomes in early spring
Growing
GrowingAs a patio plant grow in pots of loamless compost in a sheltered site in full sun. Plants can also be planted into a sunny border. Water freely and apply a high potassium feed every 2-3 weeks in the growing season. Lift the rhizomes in autumn when frost blackens the foliage. Store over winter in barely moist compost in frost-free conditions. See canna cultivation for further information
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Canna may be susceptible to canna viruses
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, slugs and caterpillars
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