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BOTANICAL NAME

BOTANICAL NAME. C ANNA X GENERALIS. PRONUNCIATION. KAN – nuh jen – er – RAY - liss. COMMON NAME. Canna. FAMILY. Cannaceae. Life Cycle. Herbaceous perennial. Growth Habit. Groundcover Spreads by rhizome. PLANT. Height 3’ - 4 1/2’ Width 2’ - 3’

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BOTANICAL NAME

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  1. BOTANICAL NAME • CANNA X GENERALIS

  2. PRONUNCIATION • KAN – nuh jen – er – RAY - liss

  3. COMMON NAME • Canna

  4. FAMILY • Cannaceae

  5. Life Cycle • Herbaceous perennial

  6. Growth Habit • Groundcover • Spreads by rhizome

  7. PLANT • Height 3’ - 4 1/2’ • Width 2’ - 3’ • Upright

  8. ARRANGEMENT • Alternate

  9. LEAF • Elliptical • Length 12” - 18” • Width 5” to 7” • Green, maroon, or variegated green and yellow or striped

  10. MARGIN • Entire and undulate

  11. VEINS • Pinnate

  12. COMPOSITION • Simple

  13. FLOWER • Spike • Summer • Red, yellow, pink and variegated

  14. FRUIT • Summer • Clusters of prickly balls

  15. EXPOSURE • Sun

  16. GROWTH • Rapid

  17. USE • Border • Roadside beds

  18. DESCRIPTION • Leaves are rolled in the bud • Flower arises out of main stem • One main stem and leaves have no petioles

  19. DESCRIPTION • Leaf is pointed at apex • May have either green or bronze leaves • Regular, semi-dwarf and dwarf varieties available

  20. CULTURAL PRACTICES • Tuber must be dug in fall from zone 6 north • A herbaceous perennial

  21. ZONES • 7 - 9

  22. NATIVE OF: • Hybrid

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