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Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

A shade-tolerant scarlet lily contrasted by dark foliage

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About the Variety

Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Prefers Moist Soil
Clay Soil Tolerant
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Reduces Erosion
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Cannaceae

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Bulb

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Late Summer

GROWTH HABIT

  • Clumping
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • Up to 72 inches

COLOR

  • Red

One of the impressive and eye-catching extra tall Canna Lily varieties, Australia is a tropical beauty with dark foliage and bold vermillion blooms.

Canna Lilies are warm weather lovers! While tolerant of partial shade, they thrive in the sun! Winter Hardy in warmer zones, be sure to plant once soil and nighttime temperatures are consistently warm.

  • • Tall, fast-growing perennial with striking foliage
  • • A late-summer bloomer with reddish-orange blooms and beautiful dark foliage
  • • Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

PLANTING DEPTH

  • Deep Enough to Cover with 2 inches of Soil

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 1 to 2 feet

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11

COVERAGE

Amount Recommended Coverage
2 Bulbs / Ships in Spring Up to 0.75 Sq. Ft
4 Bulbs / Ships in Spring Up to 1.5 Sq. Ft
10 Bulbs / Ships in Spring Up to 3.5 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Canna Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia FAQs

    What size bulbs will I receive with Australia Canna Lily?

    Australia Canna Lily bulbs have 2 to 3 eyes per bulb.

    Is Australia Canna Lily resistant to animals or disease?

    Australia Canna Lily is deer resistant and rabbit resistant, meaning deer and rabbits generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 4.2 / 5 from 16 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    This stands out in my garden, for sure! So easy to care for. I can’t believe how tall it is!! The purple leaves and orange flowers are amazing beautiful! I hope to grow more next year!

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    Customer photo review of Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    I love, love, loveeee the foilage on these bad boys! The flower is amazing as well! I can't wait to see what the second season will bring. The only problem I had was I ordered 2 bulbs and only 1 came up.

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Store owner replied: Hello Nicky. Thanks so much for your review! We greatly appreciate your feedback on this matter. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and will certainly take your information into account. If you ever have any other concerns or questions, feel free to reach out to us and we'll be happy to do all we can to assist. Thanks again for your review and best wishes for your growing season!

    Customer photo review of Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    I am not sure who loves these Cannas more, me or the hummingbirds! I planted them in the ground and they took off right away! Best bulb purchase of my life, thank you!

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    I ordered 12, 10 grew. I've been growing cannas for 15-18years. usually planting about 50-75 yearly. To be honest, these plants were too expensive for the money charged. Go somewhere else for home grown plants

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Store owner replied: Hello G. Gordon Gray. Thank you for sharing your experience with these canna lilies. We’re glad to hear that most of your bulbs grew, though we’re sorry to hear the overall value did not meet your expectations. We understand how important both performance and pricing are, especially with your extensive experience growing cannas. We’re glad we were able to provide a resolution and appreciate you giving Eden Brothers a try. As always, we stand by our products and are here to help if you need anything!

    I love the canna bulbs. They are still waving in the wind even though the drought in our area is still a problem. My friends enjoy taking a look at them when they visit. Not sure if they visit the Cannas or me!

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    I ordered two and neither came up. I was looking forward to them and I am so disappointed.

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Store owner replied: Hello, Melanie Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    Ordered four rhizomes. Arrived in late April. Smallest and weakest rhizomes ever. Looks like I must have ordered late and received whatever scraps were left in the bottom of their basket. Went to plant them today (with the rest of my own overwintered varieties) and three of the four rhizomes had completely rotted. At this price point, I expected better quality. Better to mark them out of stock than to send inferior specimens to a conscientious gardener who really cares about his plants. So disappointing.

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Store owner replied: Hello, Ken Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    We ordered 4 bulbs a d 3 came up. Not too bad. I love the colors and can't wait for them to spread.

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Gorgeous ...really stunning!Flowers are a beautiful shade of red!Bulbs were large and very healthy!Exceptional quality!

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Now over 6' tall. And, spreading nicely. Planted in April, grew foliage within 6 weeks started red flower blooming in July-August. Still going into September. Survived the Central Florida intense sun. Very Pleased!!!

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Planted 6 in very fertile soil with full sun August 24, 1918 and they are about to bloom Tallest is 80". Others are 78".

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Canna Australia is just stunning. They are tall with strong stems, and with clean/big beautiful red flowers. I have 5 kinds of canna in my garden, and Canna Australia seems to be less susceptible to Japanese beetles, which I fought so hard this year. If you love tall canna, this is definitely a good choice. They also seem to be deer/rabbit resistant. The Rhizomes I got from Eden Brothers are viable/big/healthy. Thank you.

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    They had it rough! The water got turned off, and then we had some seriously warm weather later than expected. I am sorry that I did not take better care of my 'Australia' cannas; but they still look great. They spread around quite a bit. I will be pulling some rhizomes from a bigger clump to add to a smaller clump over winter. This is only their second season. I wish I had more room to add 'Ermine'.

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    Although I had 'earmaked' a number of red-leaved canna lilies online for purchase, when I actually went to order, a lot of the online nurseries were already SOLD OUT ! I quickly scouted and discovered that you still had a goodly supply of the canna 'australia' still in stock at a reasonable price, so I put in my order. They arrived quickly and I got them in the next day. I planted them deep because we have a squirrel problem in Central Ohio and they are notorious for digging stuff up when first set. Fortunately, only one was pulled out, but I quickly replanted it and during the last three days, they're finally unfurling their first leaves. Thank you. ( I have your firm on the list to reorder from next season )

    Canna Lily Bulbs - Australia

    This was the most practical way to get this normally expensive variety. 'Australia' used to be more common, but seems to be rather rare now. It is available online, but is usually very expensive.

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