Late last year, upon picking up Greensgrow’s biweekly winter CSA, I came across a box of canna lily bulbs (actually rhizomes) marked “FREE, TAKE SOME.” I tossed a few in the bag and later Googled the plant to better understand how to grow them. After the danger of frost passed, sometime in April, I dug 2-3 inch holes around the back of the garden and set the rhizomes in, eyes up. Now, the first bud is here! Cannas are among the most colorful summer bulbs, boasting immense, paddle-shaped leaves and strikingly bright blossoms. A tropical addition to South Philly.
How Does Her [Philly] Garden Grow 