How to Use canna in a Sentence

canna

noun
  • Our cannas have died back for the winter.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Shoots of cannas and gingers that have already bloomed may be cut to the ground to keep the clumps looking tidy.
    — NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • What is producing the white, cottony areas on my canna leaves?
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Give them plenty of space as cannas can spread vigorously.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Save your dahlias, cannas, and other summer-blooming bulbs for next year with these must-know storage tips.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
  • After frost has killed the aboveground vegetation, cut back cannas and dahlias and dig them.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Your cannas seem to suffering a similar fate.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Summer-flowering types like cannas and hardy hibiscus can be moved at either time.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 2 Feb. 2018
  • When melted, add the canna-butter and cocoa and stir well to distribute evenly.
    — Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
  • For cannas stored indoors over the winter, divide rhizomes in the fall when preparing them for storage.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Late summer and fall-blooming perennials, such as asters, cannas, and mums, can be divided in the early spring.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Once established, cannas require very little care to keep them flowering mid-summer through fall.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Once established, cannas require very little care to keep them flowering mid-summer through fall.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
  • Nigella Lawson’s brownie was delicious, but too mild to counter the weedy taste of canna-butter.
    — Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Geraniums' colorful blooms and the striking leaves and showy flowers of the canna lily are easy to care for and beautiful.
    — Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This gives canna lilies time to develop strong roots and become well-established during a long growing season.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The same goes for gladiolas, cannas, and other tender perennial bulbs and corms.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bring a tropical feel to your garden with canna lilies (Canna × generalis).
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The lush mixed planting includes canna, coleus, ornamental grass, and rose campion.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Consider pairing with thrillers like airy purple fountain grass, spiky snapdragons, or canna lilies for a tropical twist.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
  • If necessary for your climate, dig up cannas, dahlias, and gladiolas to overwinter them indoors.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Inside, tropical flora – red canna, alocasia, birds of paradise – hung from hooks attached to the ceiling.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Gardeners needing summer color should check out the cannas available at local garden centers.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 July 2018
  • For large containers, dwarf cannas and dwarf dahlias also make satisfying additions.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2017
  • Set out bulbs like Amaryllis belladonna, nerine, pineapple lily (Eucomis) canna, and calla.
    — Sunset Magazine, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The garden features rhododendrons, roses, canna, hostas, shade plants and varieties of shrubs, topiaries and trees.
    — cleveland.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Perry says there are many good choices such as passion flowers for vines, canna lilies and crocosmia for a tropical look, and color-changing lantanas.
    — oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Hummingbirds also visit all kinds of salvia, lantana, petunias, calibrachoa, cannas, bee balm, and more.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
  • For example, Eastern white pine trees, big bluestem grass and hostas can survive cold temperatures that would kill palm trees, canna lilies and impatiens.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
  • At one of the last houses on a gravel road that dead-ends at a locked canal, Monica Santillan used a plastic milk jug to water her canna lilies.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2021

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