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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Canna indica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Canna indica, Linn. (C. patens, Roscoe. C. crocea, Hort. C. tenuiflora and C. spectabilis, Bouche. C. coccinea, Link). Indian Shot. St. slender, glabrous, green, 3-5 ft.: lvs. oblong and acute, green, not glaucous, half as broad as long (1-1½ ft. long): racemes simple or very nearly so and lax, some of the fls. in pairs, the bracts green and nearly orbicular; fls. small; sepals oblong and green,¼ in. long; petals lanceolate, pale green, about 1½ in. long; upper staminodia bright red, entire, 2 in. long but narrow; lip linear, red-yellow, minutely spotted with red: caps, globose, 1 in. diam. W. Indies, Cent, and S. Amer. Naturalized in parts of southern states. B.M. 454. B.R. 776. L.B.C. 17:1693. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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