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Key characteristics

Family: Cannaceae
Height: 30 to 48 inches
Width: 14 to 20 inches
Flower color: Golden-yellow with deep orange spots
Foliage color: Green
Bloom time: Summer into fall
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Keep soil consistently moist
Maintenance: Low; remove spent flowers to encourage reblooming
Growing zone: USDA zones 7 to 11
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds; deer resistant

Perennials

Canna x generalis 'Gold Leopard'

Gold Leopard Canna Lilly

Canna × generalis 'Gold Leopard' is a hybrid cultivar, produced by crossing various species within the Canna genus. It blooms from summer into fall, producing large, trumpet-shaped golden-yellow flowers with red spots and streaks, resembling the pattern of a leopard's coat. These vibrant blooms add a bold, tropical appeal to garden beds and borders, creating eye-catching color throughout the growing season.

'Gold Leopard' has lush green foliage, providing a rich backdrop that highlights the dramatic flowers.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Keep soil consistently moist

Bloom time

Summer into fall

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Hummingbird Gardens
Rain Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Lady's mantle · Hellebores · Hardy geraniums · Hostas · Ferns · Astilbes

Design tip

Fall bloom is its strength, and it earns a place near a path or seating area used late in the year. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.

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