Indijinė kana – Canna indica

Indijinė kana

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameIndijinė kana
Latin plant nameCanna indica L.
English plant nameIndian Shot Plant
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 80 to 100
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
  • purple
  • variegated
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityvery decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupNo hardy perennials
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, vegetative by rhizome parts. Scrubs are dug up between September and November and stored indoors at 4-5°C during winter. If temperature is higher, scrubs should be covered with peat or sand. It is advisable to start preparing scrubs for planting between February and March. Big scrubs are divided into 5-10 cm long parts (diameter 2-4 cm) with strong bud and 2-3 weak buds. Cutted places are sterilized and dried. Scrubs are planted into rich soil indoors at 15°C temperature. Plants are planted outdoors after the last frost. If propagated by seeds, they should be stratified. Seeds are stored 2 hours on snow, after one second in boiling water and sown in boxes in February. Seeds germinating in 25-30 days. Seedlings are replanted in pots (13 cm diameter) in March and to the final growing place in June.