CANNA PLANT
Canna (plant) The name Canna originates from the Latin word for a cane or reed canna lily is the only genus of flowering plant in the family Cannaceae, consisting of 10 species . Cannas are not true lilies , but have been assigned by the APG II system of 2003 to the order Zingiberales in the monocot clade commelinids , together with their closest relatives, the gingers , spiral gingers , bananas , arrow roots , heliconias. Scientific Classification Kingdom : Plantae Clade : Tracheophytes Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Monocots Clade : commelinids Order : Zingiberales Family : cannaceae Genus : canna Cannas are among the most colorful summer bulbs—as flamboyant as their tropical American ancestry—with ruffled spikes tapering to refined buds. The gorgeous canna boasts immense, often-veined, paddle-shaped leaves and sheathing leafstalks in shades of