| Description | Canna Canna Bengal Tiger is a large, tropical looking, multicolored. A tender perennial grown as an annual in cooler regions |
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| Plant Type | Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc., Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | (7)8-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to growing in standing water |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | tops will be killed with the first heavy frost but not the rhizomes. |
| Flowers | orange |
| Fruit | warty capsule, hard round seeds |
| Leaves | large green, yellow variegation |
| Stems | stout stem, usually finite (reaches a certain height), underground rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 5-6' tall, space 24-30" on center |
| Propagation | The tubers should be lifted after the frost has killed the top. They should be cleaned and stored dry and cool. I like to store the clump whole and than divide in the spring. Depending on your storage area they my need to be moisten. Check occasionally to see it the tubers are shriveling. |
| Native Site | Species Canna are native to the tropical areas of South America. |
| Author's Notes | I have had this Canna in my garden on several occasions. In the front beds people stop and ask what is that plant. |
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