Canna Happy Wilma – Salmon Blooms, Bronze Foliage | Compact Reblooming Rhizome

Canna Happy Wilma is a striking compact hybrid canna delivering eye-catching salmon-pink blooms against bold bronze foliage — a combination that creates dramatic, warm-toned tropical displays from midsummer through frost. A reblooming variety with a tidy, low-maintenance growth habit, Happy Wilma is equally at home in patio containers, mixed borders, garden beds, and public plantings. Virus-free rhizomes propagated for consistent, reliable performance season after season.

Variety Highlights

• Flower color: Warm salmon-pink
• Foliage: Impressive bronze, paddle-shaped leaves
• Habit: Compact, well-branched — ideal for containers and smaller spaces
• Bloom: Continuously reblooming — remove spent stalks to trigger new flowering
• Attracts: Hummingbirds and pollinators
• Best for: Containers, patio pots, borders, beds, tropical-themed gardens

Planting Guide

• When to plant: After last frost when soil has warmed to at least 60F.
• Location: Full sun — at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily for best flowering.
• Planting depth: 3–4" deep with eyes facing up.
• Spacing: 18–24" apart in beds; one rhizome per 5-gallon container.
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained soil amended with compost.
• Water: Keep consistently moist, especially during active growth and flowering.
• Fertilizer: Feed every 2–3 weeks with a balanced liquid fertilizer during the growing season.

Bloom Care

• Remove spent flower stalks as soon as they finish blooming — a new stalk will emerge in its place.
• Do not allow seed pods to form, as this stops flowering.
• Deadhead regularly for the longest possible blooming season.

Overwintering

• Zones 8–11: Leave rhizomes in the ground year-round.
• Zones 3–7: After first frost, cut foliage back to 2–3". Dig rhizomes, allow to dry for a few days, and store in a cool (40–50F), dry location in slightly moist peat or vermiculite until spring.