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Products > Plants - Browse Alphabetically > Canna 'Pretoria'
 
Canna 'Pretoria' - Striped Canna

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Cannaceae (Cannas)
Origin: Garden Origin
Variegated Foliage: Yes
Flower Color: Orange
Bloomtime: Summer/Fall
Synonyms: [C. 'Bengal Tiger']
Height: 6-8 feet
Width: 4-5 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F
Canna 'Pretoria' (Striped Canna) - A large Canna, growing to 6 feet tall with very attractive green and yellow-striped leaves with a maroon edge and large orange flowers. One of the showiest cannas. Plant in full sun. Irrigate regularly to occasionally. Good for accent plantings and can be grown in shallow water. Also known as Canna 'Bengal Tiger', 'Striatum' and C. malawiensis. 

The information about Canna 'Pretoria' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

 
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