Canna ×generalis ‘Australia’
Canna
Cannas, sometimes called canna lilies although they are not related to lilies, are native to tropical regions of North, Central and South America. This cultivated variety is actually from New Zealand, not Australia.
Plants: 4–6′ (1.2–1.8 m) high and up to 2½′ (76 cm) around.
Leaves: Long and narrow, paddle-shaped, pointed at both ends, with parallel veins, and a satiny deep red (or deep chocolate brown) in color. Leaves have jagged silver bands.
Flowers: Red-orange flowers up to 3″ (7.6 cm) in size top stalks that are burguny-tinted black in color. Flowers appear from July to September.
Fruits: ?
Online References:
in Burke’s Backyard (Canna)
Canna ‘Australia’
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 8″ (18 × 19 cm) 
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 11″ (28 × 28 cm) 
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm) 
| 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.” |
| Species | ×generalis |
Canna ×generalis ‘Australia’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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