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| Botanical Name: |
Canna x generalis
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Canna
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| Family Name: |
CANNACEAE
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| Genus: |
Canna
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x generalis
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| Name Derivation |
S: Lat. - common, describes this garden hybrid
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| Growth Habit: |
Herbaceous perennial
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| Dimensions: |
1-3m depending on variety, 1-1.5m between clumps
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| Flower: |
Terminal large showy held above foliage, colours vary with cultivars from pink, red, orange, yellow, blotched and spotted.
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| Climate: |
Rich, light soil, sunny position but needs protection from strong winds. Frost tender and not drought tolerant. Tolerates moist and heavy soils
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| Fruit: |
Capsule, 3 celled papery with 10-12 hard shelled seeds.
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| Propagation: |
Division of rootstock.
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| Horticulture Use: |
Colourful perennial in garden beds for summer displays. Background plant in a herbaceous border. Use near ponds and water gardens
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Very heavy feeders annually enriched with compost and manure. Divide the rhizomes every few years, cut back to ground level in late autumn and apply a thick mulch over the rootstock once they start growing. Water during flowering.
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| Foliage: |
Large, simple leaves varying in colour green to bronze, 45-60cm long, smooth
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