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Indian Shot

Canna amabilis

Also called Edible Canna, Purple Arrowroot, African Arrowroot, Cannon, Queensland Arrowroot, Sierra Leone Arrowroot, Canna Plurituberosa

Family
Cannaceae (Cann family)
Grows as
Perennial

About

Canna amabilis is a species of herb in the family Cannaceae. It is native to Northern Argentina (Chaco Province).

It is a perennial and is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes it is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are hermaphrodite.

Other Canna plants

Canna bangii · Canna coccinea · Indian Shot · Indian Shot · Canna ×ehemannii · Bandanna of the Everglades · Maraca amarilla · Indian shot · Canna iridiflora · Caribbean canna · Canna liliiflora · Canna paniculata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Canna amabilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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