1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Tropical White , Tropical Pink , Mexican Cream (Tropical Yellow) , Red Malaysian ,Lemon Guava
Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Pink
Green, Tan, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Olive, Dark Green
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Olive, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Olive, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Dark Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
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
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
cut main trunk every 5 years, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, herbicides
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, saturated soil
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, pollinators
Butterflies, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Constipation
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, allergy clogging, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for skin and hair, Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic, Digestive
Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Sauces
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, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PSIDIUM guajava 'Thai White'
CANNA
7.2 Common Name
common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava
Canna, Canna Lily
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Gujawa pospolita
Canna lilia
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species