- Aquatic Plant Profiles
- Plant Material Terminology
- Alligatorweed
- Arrow Arum
- Asian Spiderwort / Dayflower
- Blue Flag Iris
- Blue Mistflower
- Broadleaf Arrowhead
- Bulltongue Arrowhead
- Bengal Tiger Canna
- Yellow King Humbert Canna
- Carolina Mosquito Fern
- Chinese Water Chestnut
- Climbing Hempvine
- Common Cattail
- Duckweed
- Dwarf Cattail
- Elderberry
- Elephant Ear "Illustris"
- Flamingo Willow
- Floating Pennywort
- Giant Bulrush
- Golden Canna
- Jointed Spikesedge
- Lanceleaf Frogfruit
- Lizard's Tail
- Long's Sedge
- Louisiana iris
- Maidencane
- Parrotfeather
- Pickerelweed
- Red Stemmed Thalia
- Silky Dogwood
- Soft Rush
- Smooth Beggartick
- Spikerush
- Stargrass
- Swamp Barnyardgrass
- Switchgrass
- Variegated Celery
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Water Hyacinth
- Water Lettuce
- Water Pennywort
- Waxmyrtle
- Black Willow
Bengal Tiger Canna
Canna x generalis 'Bengal Tiger'
Family:
Cannaceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Native or Introduced:
Introduced
Nutrient Removal Rating:
High
Wildlife Value:
High
Invasiveness:
Low
Rooted or Floating:
Rooted
Site Requirements:
Full sun to partial shade
Maximum Water Depth:
6 inches
Plant Description:
The name of Canna 'Bengal Tiger' was selected because of this plant's characteristic variegated foliage (striped yellow and green). Leaf blades are large, oval shaped, and green with yellow variegation around the veins. Plants can grow to be over 60 inches tall. Rhizomes measure approximately 1.5 inches in diameter.
Flower petals are red orange in color with crinkled petals.
Bengal Tiger Canna is a popular ornamental that has been evaluated extensively for use in constructed wetlands. Like other cannas, it has the ability to remove large amounts of nutrient contamination from water.
Sources:
- Flora of North America (see link below)
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