Korean Velvet Grass

Canna

About Korean Velvet Grass and Canna

Korean Velvet Grass

Canna

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

7411

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.50 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NANA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Green

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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

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

Green, Yellow green, Gold

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

weekly regular

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

Loam, Sand

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Army-worms, sod webworms

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

✔ ✘

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

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Crickets

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Defined

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a golf course turf

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZOYSIA tenuifolia

CANNA

7.2 Common Name

Korean Velvet Grass

Canna, Canna Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

कोरियाई मखमल घास

भंग लिली

7.2.2 In German

Korean Samt Gras

Canna Lilie

7.2.3 In French

herbe de velours coréenne

Canna

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

Canna lirio

7.2.5 In Greek

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

Canna κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de veludo coreano

Canna

7.2.7 In Polish

Not Available

Canna lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Carl herba

Canna lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Monocotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cannaceae

8.6 Genus

Zoysia Willd

Canna

8.7 Clade

Commelinids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

319

1 27800

Properties of Korean Velvet Grass and Canna

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

Compare Grass Plants » More

Korean Velvet Grass and Bamboo

Korean Velvet Grass and Lisianthus

Korean Velvet Grass and Foxtail Grass

» More

More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Canna

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

Korean Velvet Grass and Canna Physical Information

Korean Velvet Grass and Canna physical information is very important for comparison. Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available whereas Canna height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Korean Velvet Grass and Canna are as follows:

Korean Velvet Grass flower color: Green, Light Green
Korean Velvet Grass leaf color: Light 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 Korean Velvet Grass and Canna

Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Canna include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Korean Velvet Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Canna pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Korean Velvet Grass 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.