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Canna × ehemannii

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Species of flowering plant

Canna × ehemannii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Cannaceae
Genus: Canna
Species: C. × ehemannii
Binomial name
Canna × ehemannii
auct., nom. subnud.

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. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

The name is of doubtful standing, being treated as a "nomen subnudum" by, for example, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 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. It has been described as looking somewhat like a cross between a banana and a fuchsia.

Flowers

References

  1. ^ "Canna × ehemannii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2016-02-05
  2. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Canna × ehemanii". Royal Horticultural Society. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. "AGM Plants March 2020 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. 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
Taxon identifiers
Canna ×ehemannii
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