Indian Kanna: 23 types and varieties of flower with descriptions and characteristics + photo

There are varieties of cannes for every taste, in total 50 species are cultivated. Perennial herbaceous, massive size, which came to the CIS countries from America. Among themselves, each representative differs in height, color of flowers and leaves. Cannes prefer wet lands, in particular on the banks of rivers, where there is a lot of sun. The inhabitants of America still use the roots for food, they contain 28% polysaccharides. The canna does not need painstaking care, but it is necessary to familiarize yourself with its "preferences" before disembarking.

Main species

There are common subspecies of the Indian eland.

1. Dwarf varieties. They grow up to 60 cm high, give flowers of soft pinkish, yellow-red, rich scarlet tones.
2. Medium varieties. The bushes reach a height of 80 to 120 cm. Among the flowers, a variety of colors reigns, from blood red to pinkish with an orange undertone.
3. High grades. Plants grow up to 150 cm high. These include rich red flowers, yellow, snow-white inflorescences with emerald foliage.

Each variety will create a romantic, invigorating atmosphere in the garden.

Small-flowered

Small-flowered plants are bushes from 1.5 to 3 meters high. The buds are small, the petals are 6 cm high. They are narrow, and the leaves are large, green or purple. Cannes usually grow in natural conditions, they are rarely planted in the garden. A striking representative of the subspecies is the Durban variety, with orange foliage in pinkish-yellow-green stripes. It is widely used in site design.

Orchids

The species grows up to 2 meters, covered with green or purple foliage. The buds are large, up to 17.5 cm wide, similar to orchids. They consist of wide petals with a wavy border. Orchid cannes are found in lemon, red-flecked yellow, orange with red stripes.

Crozi

Cannes Varieties Crozi are large-flowered plants with rich orange inflorescences, red-crimson leaves. There are representatives of this group with small flowers, large green or purple-emerald leaves.

Common varieties

The following varieties have a unique shape of flowers, different shades, unusual leaves. Each variety is suitable for gardening for personal use or sale.

Richard Wallace

Flowers grow up to 1 meter high, are in demand among flower growers in landscape design. Inflorescences of yellow tone with red dots, stripes randomly scattered over the entire petal surface. Their length is about 25 cm. Pollen falls on the first days of June.

Confetti

The variety is famous for its medium size, plants grow up to 1 meter high. The flowers are yellowish-cream, with brown-red spots. The original, colorful "design" of the buds explains the name of the variety. It is widely grown for sale, making unique compositions with a flower.

Wyoming

The bush grows up to 1.-1.5 meters, it is an ornamental plant. Flowering occurs throughout the spring-summer period. In spring and November, the leaves are brown, and from June to September, the culture produces unusually bright flowers. The diameter of the inflorescences is about 12 cm. The petals are bright orange, darkish strokes along.

Low

Low cannes grow up to 1.4 meters high. Their home is China. The foliage is oval-elongated, bright green in color, up to 50 cm in length. Inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter, red-orange.

Dangling

A popular variety of Indian cannes is valued by summer residents for its unusual, multi-colored color of inflorescences and leaves. The bush grows densely, the height of the stems is about 90 cm. They bloom in early July, bloom until November. Half of the flowers are scarlet, the rest are yellow with red spots.

Indian

The leaves of the Indian canna look like irises, bluish-green leaves up to 150 cm high. The inflorescences are large, their color is mainly coral, warm tone. A powerful rhizome allows the culture to avoid diseases and beetle attacks.

Garden

The bushes grow up to 1.5 meters high. The leaves are long, oval, green or dark purple. The color scheme ranges from bright scarlet to snowy white.

Yellow humbet

Medium tall plant that grows up to 120 cm. The leaves are green, wide, tapering towards the ends. The petals are medium in size, up to 10 cm high. The color is yellow, closer to a lemon shade. Thick red dots are localized in the middle of the inflorescence.

Lucifer

Subspecies bicolor, small size. The hybrid variety grows up to 50-80 cm high. The leaves are green, wide, with wavy edges. The buds are deep red, with a wide and uneven border of yellow tone. Their height is 12 cm, pollen occurs in the middle of summer and before the first frost. When the canna Lucifer is transplanted from the garden into a pot in the autumn, it will bloom for a whole year at home. Another culture is widely planted in reservoirs.

Plants can often be found under the name Dwarf Lucifer. This is the same species, but of a different "caliber". The difference lies only in the width of the border of the petals.

Louis Cayo

The bush grows up to 1.3 meters in height. The leaves are leathery, lanceolate, large in size, dark green in color. Inflorescences of Canna Louis Cayo are reddish-orange with a yellow border. Pollen occurs throughout the summer.

Rosenkranzen

Rosenkrantzen variety is a bush, up to 1.3 meters high. The leaves are emerald, wide, long. The buds grow with a diameter of 1313 cm, orange in color with a yellow border.

Lucica

Lucica variety grows up to 70 cm in height, it is a dwarf bush. The inflorescences are small, 88 cm. Their color is bright yellow, with red patches. The leaves are green, small in size, with a smooth surface.

Kanna Discolor

Inflorescences are red, small, 3 cm wide, up to 5 cm long. A plant with unusually huge cherry-purple leaves. Canna Discolor blooms in mid-June, flowering continues until the first cold weather. The variety grows up to 100 cm in height.

Maestro

Maestro canna variety grows up to 140 cm high, the bush is famous for light emerald, wide leaves with a pointed edge. The size of the buds is from 11 to 12 cm, the color is rich pinkish, raspberry. The border of the petals is yellowish, thin.

Suevia

A variety of canna with green-gray, wide leaves. The bush grows up to 1.5 meters tall. Inflorescences 9 cm wide and 11 cm long, bright yellow. The color is uniform, without additional elements.

Chisinau

The variety of Chisinau is distinguished by the original coloring of inflorescences. The base color is scarlet, yellow borders the edges, veins, along the plane of the petal. The flower grows up to 10 cm in diameter, and the bush is 1.3 meters tall. The leaves are green, dense, wide. Stem purple, thick.

Faye Bird

Faye Bird canna variety is famous for its luxurious, dark purple leaves and rich orange buds. They grow up to 9 cm wide and 16 cm long. The bush reaches a height of up to 1.2 meters.

Black Knight

This is one of the most luxurious varieties of cannes, it will become an unsurpassed decoration of any garden.The inflorescences are striking due to their unusual color, their diameter is 12 cm. The foliage is dark purple, large, oval and hard. On the stems, the shade turns into a brown tone. Pollen occurs in the first days of July, ends in September. The bush reaches 1 meter in height. The variety has good resistance to bad weather.

Harmony

Harmony Cannes are famous for their inflorescences of bright yellow, pinkish and scarlet shades 13 cm in diameter. Sometimes they have a speckled pattern on them. Leaves with a smooth surface, green, purple. The bush grows up to 1 meter high.

Cherry Red

Cherry Red variety is a medium tall bush, up to 40 cm high. The leaves are large in size, pointed towards the end. The inflorescences are dark red, 12 cm in diameter. Pollen occurs in mid-July, lasts until September. The shade of flowers varies from deep red to crimson.

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