Canna flaccida
USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 March 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
What is Golden Canna?
Physical Characteristics
- Up to 2.5 feet tall
- Green in color
Leaves:
- 0.75-1.25 feet long
- Sword-shaped
Flowers:
- Loosely clustered
- Few-flowered
- Small bracts
- Yellow in color
- Showy
- Soft in texture
- Sepals up to 1 inch long
Fruit:
- Thin walled
- Dry
- Large
- Three-parted
- Rough texture
Seeds:
- Spherical
- Black or brown in color
Where Does it Grow?
Golden canna can be found in lakes, marshes, and swamps.
Pros and Cons of Golden Canna
Submerged portions of all aquatic plants provide habitats for many micro and macro invertebrates. These invertebrates in turn are used as food by fish and other wildlife species (e.g. amphibians, reptiles, ducks, etc.). After aquatic plants die, their decomposition by bacteria and fungi provides food (called “detritus”) for many aquatic invertebrates.