Irisine

Canna

About Irisine and Canna

Irisine

Canna

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

15411

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-128-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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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

Loam

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

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

CANNA

7.2 Common Name

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

Canna, Canna Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Iresine

भंग लिली

7.2.2 In German

Iresine

Canna Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Iresine

Canna

7.2.4 In Spanish

Iresine

Canna lirio

7.2.5 In Greek

Iresine

Canna κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Iresine

Canna

7.2.7 In Polish

Iresine

Canna lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Iresine

Canna lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Amaranthaceae

Cannaceae

8.6 Genus

Iresine

Canna

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

2519

1 27800

Properties of Irisine and Canna

Wondering what are the properties of Irisine and Canna? We provide you with everything About Irisine and Canna. Irisine doesn't have thorns and Canna doesn't have thorns. Also Irisine does not have fragrant flowers. Irisine has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Canna has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Irisine and Canna and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Irisine and Canna

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

Irisine and Canna Physical Information

Irisine and Canna physical information is very important for comparison. Irisine height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Canna height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Irisine and Canna are as follows:

Irisine flower color: White and Green
Irisine leaf color: Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red and Bronze
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 Irisine and Canna

Care of Irisine and Canna include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Irisine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Canna pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Irisine 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.