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Canna liliiflora is a species of herb in the family Cannaceae. It is native of Peru and Bolivia.

Canna liliiflora
Inflorescence.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Cannaceae
Genus:	Canna
Species:	C. liliiflora
Binomial name
Canna liliiflora Warsz. ex Planch.
Synonyms
Canna brittonii Rusby

Description

Herb up to 3 m with stout, erect stems. Leaves large, oblong, acuminate. Flowers 10–13 cm. (4-5") long, honeysuckle-scented, borne in a short, terminal raceme; perianth tubular, the three outer petaloid lobes linear-oblong, convolute, reflexed, tinged green, the three inner ones straight and extended, recurved at end, white, tinted yellowish-green.

Cultivation

The species prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The preferred soil is acid, neutral and basic (alkaline). It cannot grow in the shade and requires moist soil. It 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.

References

• The illustration is from Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gent, Louis van Houtte, 1855, volume 10 (plate 1055-1056).
• Cooke, Ian, 2001. The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-513-6
• Johnson's Gardeners Dictionary, 1856
• Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.

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Canna liliiflora (una de varias especies llamadas achiras) es una planta herbácea, perenne y rizomatosa nativa de Sudamérica y perteneciente a la familia de las Cannáceas.

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