African Oil Palm

Canna

About African Oil Palm and Canna

African Oil Palm

Canna

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411

Rank: 19 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Green, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

CANNA

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Canna, Canna Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

भंग लिली

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Canna Lilie

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

Canna

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Canna lirio

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

Canna κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

Canna

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Canna lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Canna lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

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Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Cannaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Canna

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of African Oil Palm and Canna

Wondering what are the properties of African Oil Palm and Canna? We provide you with everything About African Oil Palm and Canna. African Oil Palm has thorns and Canna doesn't have thorns. Also African Oil Palm does not have fragrant flowers. African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma and Canna has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of African Oil Palm and Canna and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Canna

Season and care of African Oil Palm and Canna is important to know. While considering everything about African Oil Palm and Canna Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Canna season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand and for Canna is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Canna is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

African Oil Palm and Canna Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Canna physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Canna height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Canna are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Canna flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose and Salmon
Canna leaf color: Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of African Oil Palm and Canna

Care of African Oil Palm and Canna include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Canna pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Canna needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.