{"product_id":"canna-indica-cannova-scarlet","title":"Canna indica Cannova Scarlet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCanna indica 'Cannova Scarlet'\u003c\/strong\u003e, also known as \u003cstrong\u003eIndian Shot\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a bold, tropical-look perennial that brings vivid colour and lush foliage to sunny British gardens. Broad, upright, paddle-shaped green leaves form a strong architectural clump, topped all summer and into autumn by spikes of vivid scarlet-red flowers. It is the kind of exotic statement plant that turns a border or patio pot into something that feels a world away from the UK climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Cannova is an early-flowering F1 selection bred for cooler summers, so it performs well and blooms freely even in a British season. It is important to understand that Canna is a tender rhizome, rated RHS H3, and is not reliably hardy outdoors over winter across most of the country. What threatens these rhizomes is less the frost itself than damp: sit them in cold, waterlogged winter soil and they will rot, so the aim is to keep them dry rather than saturated through the coldest months. In most gardens the safest approach is to lift the rhizomes after the first frost blackens the foliage and store them somewhere frost-free and dry, or in mild, free-draining spots leave them in place under a deep, dry mulch with sharp drainage added.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, in the warmest, most sheltered spot you can give it, ideally south or west facing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e fertile, moisture-retentive but free-draining loam, sand or clay, across the full pH range, with sharp winter drainage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e reaches around 1 to 1.2 m tall and 0.4 to 0.5 m across in a single season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e tender (RHS H3), lift and store the rhizomes dry over winter, or mulch deeply where drainage is sharp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater and feed generously through summer for the biggest leaves and the longest flowering display, using a high-potassium feed every two to three weeks. It is superb at the heart of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e and just as happy as a centrepiece in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge patio pots and containers\u003c\/a\u003e, where its upright habit adds instant \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e. Pair it with other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e such as the evergreen \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trachycarpus-fortunei\"\u003eTrachycarpus fortunei\u003c\/a\u003e for a layered jungle effect, and read our guide on \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect from hardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e for seasonal care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Canna we supply is nursery-grown, selected for strong healthy rhizomes and vigorous growth, and packed with care to arrive in top condition ready to power away in the warmth of summer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":57974337962367,"sku":"CANNCANNSCAR17","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cannared_450f9fe9-0cb3-45e4-8141-6c407f665114.jpg?v=1784326826","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/canna-indica-cannova-scarlet","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}