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Cannaindica'Wyoming'Ideal for creating a dramatic statement towards the back of a mixed border, the large purple-bronze leaves and very large ruffled apricot-orange flowers lend a colourful and exotic touch to any planting scheme.
A strong-growing plant to 2.3m tall, with large, deep bronze-purple leaves and very large vivid orange flowers opening from mid summer to early autumn.
Position:full sun, but keep it well watered. Ideally out of windy sites.
Soil:fertile, well-drained soil / compost.
Flowering period:June to September, or until first frosts.
Hardiness: H3. half hardy, will need winter protection. Bring into a conservatory or a frost free garage / shed for the winter, plant out again in late Spring when the frosts have gone.
Supplied: In 5 Litre growers pots.
How to grow: Outdoors grow in a sheltered site in fertile soil in full sun, planting in early summer once frosts have passed. Water freely in dry weather and apply a high potassium fertiliser monthly. Lift the rhizomes in autumn when frost blackens the foliage. Store over winter in barely moist peat-free potting mix or leaf mould in frost-free conditions. In mild areas leave in the ground but cover with a drymulch.
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