Canna indica: Country Or Region Of Origin
Tropical and Subtropical America
Plant Profile: Canna indica
Taxonomy: Canna indicaNames
Achira, Arrowroot, Canna, Edible Canna, Indian Shot, Purple Arrowroot, Queensland Arrowroot, Sierra Leone Arrowroot, Tous-les-mois, Wild Canna Lily
Phonetic Spelling:KAN-uh IN-dih-kuh
Genus:Canna
Species:indica
Family:Cannaceae
Arrowroot is a perennial tropical plant known for its lush clumps and striking flame-red blossoms.
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#showy flowers
#perennial
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#showy leaves
#large leaves
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats
#tropical feel
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Canna indica Feature Summary
Attributes
Tropical and Subtropical America
Leaves are edible
Perennial
Fruit
Prickly 3-parted capsule
Capsule
Green
1-3 inches
< 1 inch
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Flowers
Red/Burgundy
Raceme
Spike
Panicle
Summer
Fall
2-3 rays/petals
Colored Sepals
Lipped
3-6 inches
Leaves
Green
Simple
Sheath
Alternate
Rosulate
Elliptical
Ovate
Lanceolate
Entire
> 6 inches
> 6 inches
Stem
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Canna indica Attributes
Canna indica: Edibility
Leaves are edible
Canna indica: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Canna indica Fruit
Canna indica: Fruit Description
Prickly 3-parted capsule
Canna indica: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Canna indica: Fruit Color
Green
Canna indica: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Canna indica: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Canna indica: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Canna indica Whole Plant Traits
Canna indica: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Canna indica: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Canna indica: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Canna indica Cultural Conditions
Canna indica: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Canna indica Flowers
Canna indica: Flower Color
Red/Burgundy
Canna indica: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Canna indica: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Canna indica: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Canna indica: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Canna indica: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Canna indica: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Canna indica Leaves
Canna indica: Leaf Color
Green
Canna indica: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Canna indica: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Canna indica: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Canna indica: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Canna indica: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Canna indica: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Canna indica: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Canna indica Stem
Canna indica: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
