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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Other: large
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: various
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Canna
  • Canna Lily
  • Indian Shot

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: August 7, 2022
Canna lily #53 nn; RAB p 316, 42-1-1. LHB page 290, 40-1-1, " Lat
Location: Daytona Beach,  Florida
Date: 2015-07-02
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Date: 2018-09-04
Location: Daytona Beach,  Florida
Date: 2015-06-29
Location: Daytona Beach,  Florida
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Daytona Beach,  Florida
Date: 2015-08-12
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-08-17
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 30, 2016 7:27 PM concerning plant:
    Canna (Canna x generalis) rhizomes are edible raw, boiled, or baked. Eaten raw, they are said to have a taste similar to that of the water chestnut, sometimes with an element of bitterness. Boiled or baked, they have the texture and taste of potatoes.
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