Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
Get set for a tropical treat with magnificent and brand new Canna 'Monique'! Cannas are known for their long-lasting summer interest, stately prowess and all round leafy good looks. An upright habit enables you to make a big statement with them in a narrow space or pack them in tight to create a fabulously exotic jungle style display. The foliage is inarguably beautiful and provides you with that much-desired summer long interest through all stages of growth. The icing on the cake is in late summer when each plant tops itself with a fresh burst large salmon pink blooms.
What better way to make a contrast in your planting schemes that with large leaves in streaked shades of copper, cerise and plum red? Make the most of your Canna 'Monique' by planting them next to green-leaved cannas or utilise them as a dulcet canvas for flowers in jewel shades.
Gracy tells: Look at the leaves!
"Canna leaves are bold and famous for their tropical look. Most Canna Lily cultivars have rich emerald-green leaves, but some (like Canna 'Monique') have distinctive variegated leaves!"
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Canna 'Monique
- Flower colour
- Peach
- Established height
- 70cm-1m
- Established spread
- 30-50cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Tender
- Leaf colour
- Bronze, purple
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant spacing
- 9 rhizomes per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Rhizome size
- 1
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
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Free draining
Boggy
Damp - Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost
Clay - Suitable for
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Pots
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Exotic gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1-2 years
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