Species Canna
Edulis canna 'Anchira' is a fabulous foliage and species cultivar with a variety of other uses. It's tall stature and bronze leaves make it an excellent choice for privacy, as wind-break, or just as sound-screening from a busy street.
The tiny, high-held red blooms are very hummingbird attractive and its large edible rhizomes can be used for starch, flour, noodles, as well as a substitute potatoes - when cooked right. Extra-tall height, growing to about to 12'.
The tiny, high-held red blooms are very hummingbird attractive and its large edible rhizomes can be used for starch, flour, noodles, as well as a substitute potatoes - when cooked right. Extra-tall height, growing to about to 12'.