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Family: Cannaceae (kan-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Canna (KAN-uh) (Info) Species: x generalis (jen-er-RAY-liss) (Info) Cultivar: President Additional cultivar information: (aka Mr. President)
Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) 36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Rose/Mauve
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Seed Collecting: Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Mar 23, 2006, sudio from Elizabethton, TN (Zone 6b) wrote:
My sister who recently passed away had planted this bulb indoors in a large pot (in Tennessee), but we didn't know what it was when it began blooming. Now it's March, and it has 3 large fire engine red blooms, 8 inches across and thriving nicely. It gets window sun about half the day and I water it once a week. I'm a beginning gardener and find this beauty to be very easy to grow indoors.
On Oct 8, 2005, diggingit from Chapel Hill, NC (Zone 7a) wrote:
"President" is one tough variety. It performed beautifully all summer, even with our 7" rainfall deficit and only sporadic surface watering with a hose. I've never fertilized them. It's October and they're all still blooming. A marvelous plant.
On Jan 16, 2005, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
This canna is sooo easy to grow. It thrives in a soggy bed of mine that would rot anything else. It's in bloom for me until frost. Almost maintenance free but is bothered by leaf-cutters.
An all-around beautiful plant- foliage and bloom equally handsome.
They are just beautiful plants with gorgeous bright red flowers that never seems to stop blooming. I have several in my garden that bloom constantly, planted around the outside of my pond. After each bloom is finished, there are pods left where the flower drops off.
I have tried to plant those pods (fresh and dried ones), but they never seem to sprout. In the wild, they just drop off after they are dried on the plant and drop to the ground, and seem to reseed themselves. I would like to start a lot of them with the pods if I could.
On Jul 20, 2003, suncatcheracres from Old Town, FL wrote:
I find this to be one of the most satisfying cannas to grow, with large, lush medium green foliage and large intense red flowers. Will bloom constantly in full sun to bright shade. Requires constant moisture and lots of fertilizer.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Arley, Alabama Dothan, Alabama Mesa, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona (2 reports) Tucson, Arizona Clayton, California Concord, California Visalia, California Clifton, Colorado Hollywood, Florida Old Town, Florida Pensacola, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Braselton, Georgia Carrollton, Georgia Hawkinsville, Georgia Monroe, Georgia Cicero, Indiana Marshalltown, Iowa Ewing, Kentucky Deridder, Louisiana Ada, Michigan Waynesboro, Mississippi Deposit, New York Chapel Hill, North Carolina Clemmons, North Carolina Dayton, Ohio Hulbert, Oklahoma Eugene, Oregon Salem, Oregon Easley, South Carolina Murrells Inlet, South Carolina Cleveland, Tennessee Elizabethton, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Lenoir City, Tennessee Morrison, Tennessee Cedar Park, Texas Fort Worth, Texas San Antonio, Texas Layton, Utah Allyn, Washington Kalama, Washington
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