Canna jacobiniflora
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Canna jacobiniflora is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae, a native of Argentina and only recently discovered (2000).
It is a perennial growing to 3m. It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the northern latitudes it is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are hermaphrodite.
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[edit] Taxonomy
In the last three decades of the 20th century, Canna species have been categorised by two different taxonomists, Paulus Johannes Maria Maas from the Netherlands and Nobuyuki Tanaka from Japan. Maas has not published a reference to this new species.
[edit] Canna jacobiniflora T. Koyama & Nb. Tanaka, 2000
Scarlet coloured flowers over green leaves.
[edit] References
- Cooke, Ian, 2001. The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-513-6
- Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.
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