“Cannas are not for the faint-hearted! But it is for these flamboyant characteristics that the hot-headed among the gardening fraternity will choose them.” – Ian Cooke

• Cannas can be planted in the spring. But after the danger of frost is over and soil is warm. Find a location where the soil drains well. Prepare soil to a depth of 12–13 inches and mix in 5 inch layer of peat moss, compost or decomposed manure.
• Cannas needs atleast 5 hours of direct sunlight. So choose the site which gets full sunlight.
• Plant the rhizomes flat an a hole of depth 5–6 inches. Press it well.Make sure the eyes are pointing up, if visible. Cannas Don’t have a top or bottom parts so don’t worry if you can’t see any eyes.
• Cover it with 3–4 inches of soil and water it thoroughly.

• Apart from weekly watering and 4–6 hours of direct sunlight cannas need very little care. General purpose fertilizer works well for this plant.
• Dead head old blooms to give plant a better look. Seed pods forms easily if the old blooms are left on the stalk.
• Cannas is very hardy plant. As a matter of fact there is a risk of cannas taking over the rest of the garden. So keep a watch and dig out the rhizomes when they start growing in excess. I still remember when I was a kid I spent one weekend with my younger siblings pulling out the plants and playing javelin throw.