Maraca amarilla
Canna glauca L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- —
- tall
- 1.2 m
- wide
- 76 cm
Cannaceae
Formerly Canna angustifolia, Canna annaei, Canna fintelmannii, Canna hassleriana, and 14 more
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Rhizomatous geophyte or helophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Seasonally dry tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- South Carolina to Trop. AmericaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 61 cm to 1.8 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, orange, red, pinkRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -17.8 °C (USDA zone 7a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (2)
- Chinese
- 粉美人蕉
- Simplified Chinese
- 粉美人蕉
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY 3.0
- 3D model: Canna glauca (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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