2. BOTANICAL NAME  C ANNA X GENERALIS

3. PRONUNCIATION  KAN – nuh jen – er – RAY - liss

4. COMMON NAME  Canna

6. FAMILY  Cannaceae

7. Life Cycle  Herbaceous perennial

8. Growth Habit  Groundcover  Spreads by rhizome

9. PLANT  Height 3’ - 4 1/2’  Width 2’ - 3’  Upright

10. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

12. LEAF  Elliptical  Length 12” - 18”  Width 5” to 7”  Green, maroon, or variegated green and yellow or striped

13. MARGIN  Entire and undulate

14. VEINS  Pinnate

15. COMPOSITION  Simple

17. FLOWER  Spike  Summer  Red, yellow, pink and variegated

20. FRUIT  Summer  Clusters of prickly balls

22. EXPOSURE  Sun

23. GROWTH  Rapid

24. USE  Border  Roadside beds

25. DESCRIPTION  Leaves are rolled in the bud  Flower arises out of main stem  One main stem and leaves have no petioles

27. DESCRIPTION  Leaf is pointed at apex  May have either green or bronze leaves  Regular, semi-dwarf and dwarf varieties available

29. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Tuber must be dug in fall from zone 6 north  A herbaceous perennial

30. ZONES  7 - 9

32. NATIVE OF:  Hybrid