About Canna

Canna

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

411

Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

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

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

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 ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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 ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CANNA

7.2 Common Name

Canna, Canna Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

भंग लिली

7.2.2 In German

Canna Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Canna

7.2.4 In Spanish

Canna lirio

7.2.5 In Greek

Canna κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Canna

7.2.7 In Polish

Canna lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Canna lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Cannaceae

8.6 Genus

Canna

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Canna

Want to know the properties of Canna? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Canna is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Canna Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Diuretic
Part of plant used: Flowers, Leaves, Root and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Canna Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Canna. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Canna physical information is as follows: Not Available tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose and Salmon
Leaf color: Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Canna

Taking Canna Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Canna include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Canna

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Canna is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Canna is a very important plant from . There are 411 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates, Tropical regions and Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.