Canna compacta
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Canna compacta is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae, a native of the Caribbean and tropical Americas. Introduced to England from South America in 1820 (Johnson's Gardeners Dictionary, 1856).
It is a perennial growing to 2m. It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes it is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs).
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[edit] Synonyms
Canna 'Robert Kemp', Canna 'Tiki Torch'
[edit] Taxonomy
In the last three decades of the 20th century, Canna species have been categorised by two different taxonomists, Professor Paul Maas (and his wife Dr. Hiltje Maas) from Holland and Dr. Nobuyuki Tanaka from Japan. Inevitably, there are differences in their categorisations.
Dr Maas considers this to be a synonym of C. indica L., however, Dr Tanaka's studies have revealed that C. indica can be clearly distinguished from other taxa, as a result he recognises this as a separate species.
[edit] Canna compacta Rosc.
Medium sized clump of lush green foliage, crowned by small, dark, orange, upright flowers.
[edit] References
- Johnson's Gardeners Dictionary, 1856
