species
Canna indica
Indian shot · Canna lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Canna indica is a perennial in the family Cannaceae, also known as Indian shot or Canna lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from July to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H3 (half hardy): −5 to 1°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.5 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H3 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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