PlantFiles: Canna Lily
Canna x generalis 'Stuttgart'

Don't disregard this canna just because it's hot were you live or you're in the South! It just needs the right conditions in your yard, and it makes a wonderful canna if you have the right spot to put it in.

I have two that I planted a few months ago a few feet away from each other, sitting in water, covering a drainage pipe. One is in almost full shade and only gets very early morning sunshine, while the other gets 3-4 hours of direct morning sun. The one growing in shade never burns and is very happy and fast growing, and the one getting just a few hours of direct sun burns on the white parts wherever they are exposed (although it might not at higher latitudes where the sun is less intense). Neither are affected by heat, because they are getting more than enough water--just keep them out of direct sun.

I grow these in the shade with lots of water, sometimes in the ponds. As long as I keep it out of direct sun and well-hydrated it looks good. The flowers are smaller than some, but a wonderful peach color on very tall stalks. Sometimes the new growth emerges mostly green but turns heavily variegated as it grows. I have had no reversions in three seasons with four different plantings.

Unlike Phaison (tropicanna) and Pretoria (bengal tiger) which sulk and do poorly for me, Stuttgart is vigorous, divides quickly, and grows tall. It is a beautiful plant, and the favorite of those who see it by my front door. Omega, the parent form, would be a favorite of mine for those qualities and the flowers even without the variegation.

I can't speak for the South, though. It is very hot and dry here in the desert of eastern Washington.

I will wait to pass a negative until after this summer. The first year in I was not impressed. The varigation is way over rated. Hit and miss to say the least. Flower color isn't as pretty as my other cannas. For the price of this canna it was quite dissapointing. Maybe this year it will put on a better show.

This is my first year growing it, and so far, it's doing OK. Of course it does burn. It only gets morning sun, and plenty of water...still burns. Oh well, it's still pretty.

Burns here in the shade as well.
Time for a new variegated cultivar.

It is too hot in South Central Texas to get this to grow without blistering.

If you have sunshine of any kind this cultivar is pretty worthless. It seems like each time the plant comes out with a new leaf, it "burns" the same day.

A variegated canna is a great idea but somehow a canna that you can't grow in the south seems pretty useless to me.

White areas of foliage burn in hot weather. I've tried growing itin shade, adding magnesium(as someone suggested) keeping it well hydrated, to no avail. Once the weather gets hot here in MS, this plant is just miserable. Mine has tended to revert to the green form, too, which is very tall, and has small ornage flowers (?Omega), and is actually a pretty good plant here.

Really like the foliage of Stuttgart. Even though leaves tend to brown ..Stuttgart made it
through this summer's unusual hot dry conditions here with flying colours. Tall height.