Botanical Name: Common Names:
Canna hybrida Merlot Splash Canna Lily, AM02,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Upright
Description:
Merlot Splash™ Canna has lush dark purple/bronze foliage. It is set apart from other bronze Canna with a true tropical look, and splashes of large coral pink flowers, spring to autumn. Unlike others that start off sparse and leggy, Merlot Splash™ Canna is dense from early on. It has multiple stems that create an attractive plant, with a clumping habit. The Merlot Splash™ plant provides a colourful backdrop, or feature for any garden. Grows approx. 1.7m high x 2m wide. Great to use for landscapes, gardens, feature planting, screening, large pots (40cm diameter or larger).
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed
Family Name: Origin:
Cannaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Purple
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low, Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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