Canna lutea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Canna lutea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Canna lutea, Miller (C. commutata, C. floribunda and C. densifolia, Bouche. C. maculata, Link. C. silphurea, Hort.). St. slender and green, 3-4 ft., distantly foliated: lvs. oblong or broad-lanceolate, acute: raceme lax, simple or rarely forked, the small green bracts oblong and obtuse; sepals oblong, ⅓in., green, white-margined; petals lanceolate, pale yellowish white, 1-1¼ in. long; staminodia pale yellow, often emarginate, 1½-2 in. long; lip linear, pale yellow, emarginate. Mex. to Brazil. B.M. 2085. L.B.C. 7:646. C.Tinei, Tod., perhaps a hybrid, apparently is to be associated with this species. Var. aurantiaca, Kranzl. Fls. orange; lip yellow. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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