Canna ‘Striata’ (Canna)

This cultivated canna lily is not found in the wild. ‘Striata’ refers to the variegated pattern of its leaves.

Plants: These cannas are 4–6′ (1.2–1.8 m) high and 1½–4′ (45–121 cm) around. with deep red-purple stems.

Leaves: Striped with yellow in a pattern that follows the prominent side veins, with thin purple edges.

Flowers: Flowers have five petals, and are red, yellow, orange, pink or salmon. They appear from July to September.

9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1′ (34 × 39 cm)

9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 9″ (20 × 24 cm)

9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 10″ (18 × 26 cm)

9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 2′ (41 × 62 cm)

9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm) ID is uncertain

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Zingiberidae	Gingers and related plants
Order	Zingiberales	Ginger, cardamom, turmeric, galangal, myoga, bananas, arrowroot, and others
Family	Cannaceae	From the genus name, Canna, ”reed“ or ”cane“
Genus	Canna	From Greek kanna, “reed.”

Range: Zones 7-10: