Plant Profile

Canna indica (Canna, Spanish Arrowroot)

Canna is a perennial evergreen, colorful herbaceous plant. It grows in tropical, to sub-tropical areas. It grows flowers all year long, that can be yellow, red, orange in color.

Canna grows in moist, well drained soil, in sunny areas. It needs average watering and do well in ample watering too. But since this plant is highly adaptable, it also can tolerate drought.

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  • By Dinesh Valke from Thane, India (Canna indica) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dick Culbert [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Dinesh Valke from Thane, India (Canna indica) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dick Culbert [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Petruss (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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