Canna discolor

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Canna discolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Canna discolor, Lindl. (C. rotundifolia, Andre). St. stout, 6-10 ft., purple and glabrous: lvs. very broad-oblong, acute, the lower ones sometimes 3 ft. long, dark green and purple-margined, red-purple beneath: fls. in a deeply forked panicle of lax racemes, the bracts small and oblong; sepals lanceolate, obtuse, ½in. long, green, tinted with purple; petals lanceolate, acuminate, 1½ in. long, pale green tinted with rose; staminodia entire, 2½ in. long, bright red, exterior yellow; lip lanceolate and emarginate, brick-red. Cent, and S. Amer. B.R. 1231. C. concinna, Bouche,is a related species with lanceolate lvs. narrowed at both ends. S. Amer. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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