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Category: Bulbs Perennials Ponds and Aquatics Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing: 15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
Hardiness: 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) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Orange Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Foliage: Grown for foliage Burgundy Smooth-Textured Veined Rubbery-Textured
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings Very high moisture needs; suitable for bogs and water gardens
On Oct 12, 2009, rockymontuno from Rocky Mount, NC wrote:
I love my King Humberts! I bought two in the spring and I guess I have at least six now. Living in Zone 7, do I need to dig Humbert up and store in the refrigerator or will he overwinter okay?
On Aug 4, 2009, Turtlegaby from Decatur, AL (Zone 8a) wrote:
Yellow King Humbert and Florence Vaughan are the same Canna. Not sure, why they come with 2 different names. Anyway, this is one Canna that multiplies so fast, that before you realize it, you have hundreds of them. I started out with only one plant 3 years ago and now have several hundreds. They are taking over my yard and I can't sell them as fast as they grow. The blooms are large and beautiful, they are my earliest bloomers and the latest ones. A few of them I have planted in a bed that has a half day shade and the soil is a mix of sand and grass clippings . Didn't expect them to grow there at all, but those got over 7 feet tall. Go figure, they obviously love sand mixed with plant matter in a half shady location. I just had to divide them again, because the rhizomes would get so large and even grow out of the bordered bed into the grass. Basically I am permanently dividing them and am now running out of space.
On May 5, 2007, skaz421 from Wesley Chapel, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
Love this canna....but I wanted to warn everyone, that this cultivar is the same as Florence Vaughan. I didn't know, and ended up trading for a lot of canna I already had!!!
On Apr 27, 2007, Lhouselover from Arley, AL (Zone 7a) wrote:
The one I purchased is ALL YELLOW bloom. Some people call Florence Vaughan and Yellow King Humbert by the same name. I don't know as I am fairly new to cannas.
On Sep 5, 2006, Nyssa416 from Clinton, MS (Zone 8a) wrote:
This lily grows tall and provides a nice back drop for other plants. The leaves are very dramatic and it proliferates like mad. I can't seem to get mine to bloom though. 4 years running they grown and proliferate but won't bloom. Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated.
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