Digging up the Canna Lilies. Q. Tropicana Canna Lily Not Flowering - I live in lower Michigan, Zone 6a: this is my first year with Canna Lilies. I have 2 in pots… I have 2 in pots… Q. Wilting Canna Lily - Our canna lilies are tall and have blooms, but they are falling over a little above the stalk. More on growing canna lilies: Cannas and hedychiums to grow; Cosmos, canna and summer bedding container display Help! Calla lily problems arise when the plant is over or under watered. I have seen none of the green balls on the second pot. The flowers on both plants have never fully developed. I … This is the first time I have tried to grow cannas. Overwintering Canna Lilies. My Calla Lily is Drooping! How to Propogate Canna Lilies From Seeds. Plan to divide the canna at the end of the summer to early fall when the plants are done blooming and the foliage begins to die back. Their large, glossy leaves are 6 to 12 inches wide. In hardiness zones 9-12, canna lilies will grow as perennials. In fact, the cannas will bloom more prolifically and healthily if they are divided every 3-5 years. A canna lily's flowers usually grow in several stages from a single stem. Canna lilies are perfect for growing at the back or middle of a mixed or tropical border. However, in cooler locations, canna lilies are grown like annuals, their bulbs dug up every autumn and stored indoors through cold winters. Yes, you can divide and transplant canna lilies. Canna Lilies are tropical plants and don't like freezing weather. Cannas' popularity and active hybridizing have resulted in a dazzling array of cannas to choose from, many with large, showy flowers and variegated leaves that look like stained glass when the sun shines through them. Cannas are tropical and subtropical flowering plants with large, banana-like leaves. Once a flower has withered, cut back the stem to just above the next bloom, which will already be starting to open. If your winter is cold enough to freeze the ground then you need to bring in your canna lilies over the winter. Today I squeezed one of the green balls and it looked like there was a larvae inside (picture 2). Water in dry spells and deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. Growing cannas in your garden is an easy way to create instant tropical flair. To keep the plant in more continuous bloom, deadhead on a regular basis. Drooping calla lilies may also be from excess nitrogen or a fungal rot disease. Like callas, their rhizomes must be dug up in the fall after frost has blackened the foliage. Can you divide canna lily plants? This can cause the heavy calla lily flower to droop. A red canna lily. The stems of the Canna Lily come out of large rhizomes. Canna lilies add a touch of the tropics to the garden and offer easy care in return. Once this one wilts, cut the stem again to the next flower. 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