Cannaceae and Genus

Canna is a perennial herb and a common ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical regions.

Canna's alias

Canna is also called red banana, small flower canna and small banana.

Distribution range of canna

Canna is native to tropical areas such as America, India and Malay Peninsula. Indian, northern and southern Chinese mainland. Growing at an altitude of 800 meters. At present, it has been artificially introduced and cultivated and can be cultivated all over the country.

Morphological characteristics of canna

Canna plants are all green, with a height of about 1.5m, oval leaves, a length of 10-30cm and a width of 10cm. Canna has sparse flowers and racemes, which are taller than leaves. These flowers are red and solitary. The bud is oval and green, about 65438 0.2 cm long, and the calyx has three lanceolate shapes, about 65438 0 cm long. It's green and sometimes dyed red. Corolla tube less than 1 cm long, corolla lobes lanceolate, 3-3.5 cm long, green or red. The outer wheel has 3-2 staminodes, bright red. Two of them are oblanceolate, 3. -4 cm long and 5-7 mm wide. The other one, if any, is very small, 1.5 cm long and only 1 mm wide. Lip lanceolate, 3 cm long, curved, developing stamens 2.5 cm long, anther chamber 6 mm long; The style is flat, 3 cm long, and half of it is connected with the filaments of developing stamens. Canna's capsule is green, oval, with soft spines, about 1.2- 1.8 cm long, and the flowering and fruiting period is generally from March to 65438+February.

Flower language of canna

The flower language is: a solid future. Buddhism believes that canna is a big flower, which is made of the blood of Buddha's toe. Canna is in full bloom in the sun, and the hot weather makes people feel its strong will to survive.