Canna × ehemannii
| Canna × ehemannii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Cannaceae |
| Genus: | Canna |
| Species: | C. × ehemannii |
| Binomial name | |
| Canna × ehemannii auct., nom. subnud.[1] | |
Canna × ehemannii is an early cultivar of canna, believed to be a hybrid between Canna indica and Canna iridiflora. Its name is sometimes spelt Canna × ehemanii, although it has the English name Ehemann's canna.[2]
The name is of doubtful standing, being treated as a "nomen subnudum" by, for example, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families,[1] meaning that it was published without an adequate description.
It has large leaves, and tall, arching stems, carrying drooping flowers of a reddish-purple colour from early summer onwards.[2] It has been described as looking somewhat like a cross between a banana and a fuchsia.[3]
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Flowers
References
- 1 2 "Canna × ehemannii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), retrieved 2016-02-05
- 1 2 "RHS Plant Selector - Canna × ehemanii". Royal Horticultural Society. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ Welch, William C; Grant, Greg; Mueller, Cynthia W & Powell, Jason (2011), Heirloom Gardening in the South : yesterday's plants for today's gardens, College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, p. 187, ISBN 978-1-60344-213-8
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