Crimson Beauty canna
Canna hybrida 'Crimson Beauty'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, yellow, orange, pink, red, variegated
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, gray/silver, green, purple/lavender, red/burgundy, variegated
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Crimson Beauty' canna (Canna hybrida 'Crimson Beauty') is a perennial for borders, containers, accents, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil of most types. It grows 47 to 59 inches tall and blooms from early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Red-hot poker, Coneflower, Montbretia, and Ostrich fern.