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Landscape use

Landscape use

Varigated cultivar

Cannaceae

Glabrous, ovate, large green leaves. Flowers in racemes.

Plant Form or Habit: upright spreading

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Use: beds & borders container plantings

Propagation: seed division

Light Requirement: high medium

Flower Color: white, ivory, yellow, orange, pink, coral, salmon, red, bicolor

Blooming Period: summer fall

Height: dwarf- 3 '; standard- 6 '

Width: 1.5 - 2 '

Foliage Texture: coarse

Heat Tolerance: high

Water Requirements: medium

Additional Comments: Remove faded flowers/stalks; may freeze; use in groups as background or screen; rhizome propagation: plant rhizomes 5" deep, 10" apart; some cultivars have varigated foliage that are as colorful as the flowers.