This kind of Canna is quite common. Like its name, the flowers of this kind of Canna are red and solitary.
Bracts ovate, green, about 1.2cm long; sepals 3, lanceolate, about 1cm long, green and sometimes red; corolla tube less than 1cm long, corolla lobes lanceolate, 3-3.5cm long, green or red; outer rings staminodes 3-2, bright red.
But the flower of this kind of Canna is relatively small, and its main ornamental value lies in its leaves.
Different from the common red canna, the corolla and stamen of this kind of Canna degenerated into apricot yellow.
Inflorescence solitary, raceme, relatively loose, less flowers on each plant, and few bracts.
Different from the red canna, the flower of the Yellow Canna is big and soft, with a downward curve, the lower part is tubular, light yellow, and the lip is round.
This variety is rare in Canna. It is introduced from South America. It is named after the same flower stem with two colors of bright red and five-star bright yellow. It has more ornamental value of half red and half yellow petals and different shade of the same plant.
What's more special is that in the two-color petals, the red petals are dotted with bright yellow stars, and the five-star yellow petals are decorated with bright red spots. You have me, I have you, and set off each other.
The plants of two-color mandarin duck Canna are relatively small, the leaf nodes grow densely, the leaves are large and thick green, and they can bud and bloom when there are four leaves.
The two-color mandarin duck and Canna are good potted plants with a wide planting range. Most of the people who breed them choose this kind of variety, which is also suitable for planting in urban areas, tourist attractions, living areas, parks and green belts, and has great ornamental value.
