How to Use canna in a Sentence

canna

noun

• Shoots of cannas and gingers that have already bloomed may be cut to the ground to keep the clumps looking tidy.
  — NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2017
• What is producing the white, cottony areas on my canna leaves?
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2020
• When melted, add the canna-butter and cocoa and stir well to distribute evenly.
  — Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
• Nigella Lawson’s brownie was delicious, but too mild to counter the weedy taste of canna-butter.
  — Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
• At one of the last houses on a gravel road that dead-ends at a locked canal, Monica Santillan used a plastic milk jug to water her canna lilies.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2021
• Summer-flowering types like cannas and hardy hibiscus can be moved at either time.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 2 Feb. 2018
• Those scent-forward chemical compounds occur naturally in a range of plants including, of course, cannabis, and can add a canna-like, earthy or fruity bouquet to your drink with each lift of the glass.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
• Set out bulbs like Amaryllis belladonna, nerine, pineapple lily (Eucomis) canna, and calla.
  — Sunset Magazine, 3 Aug. 2020
• The garden features rhododendrons, roses, canna, hostas, shade plants and varieties of shrubs, topiaries and trees.
  — cleveland.com, 8 Sep. 2019
• For more information, check out our video above, or check out the Cannabis Cooking Channel for additional tips on making canna-butter and recipes for using it.
  — Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• Perry says there are many good choices such as passion flowers for vines, canna lilies and crocosmia for a tropical look, and color-changing lantanas.
  — oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2020
• Plant summer-blooming bulbs: Now is a good time to plant crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Kagia predicted that Illinois — one of the first states in the Midwest to offer recreational weed — will attract more out-of-state visitors and develop a canna-tourism industry.
  — Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
• Neil Sperry Mixed perennials were chosen for seasons of color (purpleheart, yarrow, cannas and others).
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 1 May 2017
• Also plant summer-flowering bulbs: alliums, cannas, hostas and daylilies.
  — idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018
• Make a lush and private area outside your home to entertain, creating walls or screens by placing taller potted plants like boxwoods, cannas, dracaena, fountain grass, or elephant ears.
  — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• Damaged growth on herbaceous or non-woody plants, such as cannas, elephant ears, birds-of-paradise, begonias, impatiens, philodendrons and gingers, may be pruned back to living tissue.
  — NOLA.com, 6 Jan. 2018
• Together, these canna-businesses owe nearly $12.2 million, with the first three dispensaries alone racking up nearly $5 million in debt.
  — Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannabist, 20 Mar. 2017
• Gardeners needing summer color should check out the cannas available at local garden centers.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 July 2018
• The company is even using some of its plants — cannas, for example — to help naturally pull nitrates from irrigation waters.
  — Suzanne Sproul, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2017
• For large containers, dwarf cannas and dwarf dahlias also make satisfying additions.
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 13 Aug. 2018
• Story Continued Below Plant summer blooming bulbs such as crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others.
  — Dan Gill, nola.com, 20 Apr. 2019
• Bulbs: Achimenes, agapanthus, blood lilies, bulbine, caladiums, calla lilies, cannas, crinums, day lilies, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lilies, peacock ginger, society garlic, spider lilies and rain lilies.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 Apr. 2017
• Bulbs: African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, bulbine, canna, crinum, day lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, kaffir lily, Louisiana iris, society garlic, rain lily and walking iris.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 July 2017
• His displays include dahlias, cannas, calla lilies, oriental lilies, day lilies, hydrangeas, climbing hydrangeas, rhododendrons, pink, white, purple, roses, peonies, rudbeckias, coneflowers, clematis, lupines and many others.
  — courant.com, 15 June 2019
• Created by veteran cannabis chefs and infused with natural terpenes and other canna ingredients, Cannaburst's proprietary formula prolongs the effects of cannabis while keeping you energized and alert.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023
• Bulb-type plants: Achimenes, African iris, bulbine, caladium, canna, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, peacock ginger, society garlic, spiderwort, rain lily and walking iris.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
• Bulb-type plants: Achimenes, African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, caladiums, canna, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, peacock ginger, society garlic, rain lily and walking iris.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
• Bulbs-type plants: Achimenes, African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, caladiums, canna, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, peacock ginger, society garlic, rain lily and walking iris.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 May 2017
• Plant summer blooming bulbs including cannas, callas, caladiums, dahlias, gladiolus, lilies, tuberose, tuberous begonia, Nerine, Tigridia pavonia and Watsonia.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2017

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