Canna

Foxtail Palm

About Canna and Foxtail Palm

Canna

Foxtail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

Australia

1.4 Types

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan, Brown

Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

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

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diuretic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CANNA

WODYETIA bifurcata

7.2 Common Name

Canna, Canna Lily

Foxtail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

भंग लिली

Foxtail palm

7.2.2 In German

Canna Lilie

Fuchsschwanz -palme

7.2.3 In French

Canna

sétaire palme

7.2.4 In Spanish

Canna lirio

la cola de zorra de palma

7.2.5 In Greek

Canna κρίνος

αλωπέκουρου παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Canna

foxtail palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Canna lilia

włośnica palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Canna lilium

foxtail palmarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Embryophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Cannaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Canna

Wodyetia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Canna and Foxtail Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Canna and Foxtail Palm? We provide you with everything About Canna and Foxtail Palm. Canna doesn't have thorns and Foxtail Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Canna does not have fragrant flowers. Canna has allergic reactions like Not Available and Foxtail Palm has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Canna and Foxtail Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Canna and Foxtail Palm

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

Canna and Foxtail Palm Physical Information

Canna and Foxtail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Canna height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Foxtail Palm height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Canna and Foxtail Palm are as follows:

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

Care of Canna and Foxtail Palm

Care of Canna and Foxtail Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Canna pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning. In summer Canna needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.