Canna tuerckheimii
Canna tuerckheimii is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae. Its specific epithet tuerckheimii commemorates Hans von Türckheim, a 19th-century German plant collector.
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Description
Herb up to 5 m tall. Canna tuerckheimii is a relatively large species with vast stems carrying large green leaves and high carried orange-red flowers. Stems of up to 3–3.5 m (11½ ft) in height. Green leaves, relatively large, 30–100 cm x 15–40 cm (12–36 in x 6–16 in), lower side and sheaths lanuginose. Flowers are erect orange-red, 5.5–9 cm (2¼–3½in) long; floral tube not curved, composed of nine coloured parts; petals not reflexed; with four staminodes.
Range & habitat
Canna tuerckheimii is native to Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador at 500–2,000 m (1,600–6,600 ft) of elevation.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
How it is grown
It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes, it is in flower from August to October, and the early seeds ripen in October.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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