When to dig up canna lilies

Enter a German postcode. We show when to lift canna lilies: from the first frost where you are, with sources.

Where are your pots?

Average for Germany

Lift by

12 October

In 9 out of 10 years the first frost came later, on average on 27 October.

Based on past records, not a forecast · Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0)

Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst, daily minimum temperatures 1991–2020, own calculation. Licence CC BY 4.0. Postcode coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Lifting

Before the first frost, by 12 October. (North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture)

In pots: move somewhere frost-free before the frost (RHS). (RHS)

Winter quarters

8–15 °C (46–59 °F) (Rhineland-Palatinate Garden Academy)

Back outside

After the last frost. On average for Germany it is over by 19 April, in 9 out of 10 years by 6 May. (RHS)

Questions and answers

When do you dig up canna lilies?

Before the first night frosts (North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture). On average for Germany it does not freeze before 12 October in 9 out of 10 years.

How do you overwinter canna lilies?

8–15 °C (46–59 °F) (Rhineland-Palatinate Garden Academy).

When can canna lilies go back outside?

After the last frost. On average for Germany it is over by 19 April, in 9 out of 10 years by 6 May.

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Sources

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