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Canna 'Ra'

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Cannaceae (Cannas)
Origin: Garden Origin
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloomtime: Summer/Fall
Parentage: (C. glauca x C. x generalis hybrids)
Height: 4-5 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F
Canna 'Ra' - Tuberous perennial. Full sun. Moderate water needs. Yellow flower in summer-fall. Hardy to 0 degrees F. To 4-5 feet tall with lance-shaped glaucous-green leaves and medium-sized bright yellow flowers. A Longwood Garden aquatic canna - plant in ponds no deeper than 8 inches underwater. Good in or out of water. The name Ra is in reference to the sun. 

The information about Canna 'Ra' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.

 
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