Canna flaccida Conifers built from many narrow strap-like

built from many narrow strap-like segments with no clear line between petal and sepal

Peak bloom comes in late spring

a rock or gravel garden

Where many small trees demand sun

Canna flaccida Conifers built from many narrow strap-likeCanna flaccida is the wild golden canna of the Southern coastal plain, a native perennial with the broad, light green, tropical looking leaves of the genus and large soft yellow flowers held above them in summer. Where the heavy garden cannas read as bedding, this species keeps a looser, wilder grace, the petals thin and almost orchid like, opening in the morning and lasting a day. In the wild the plant runs through marsh edges, ditches, and shallow