Canna tuerckheimii is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae. Its specific epithet tuerckheimii commemorates Hans von Türckheim, a 19th-century German plant collector.
Description Herb up to 5 m tall.Cooke, Ian, 2001. The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. Canna tuerckheimii is a relatively large species with vast stems carrying large green leaves and high carried orange-red flowers. Stems of up to 3–3.5 m (11½ ft) in height. Green leaves, relatively large, 30–100 cm x 15–40 cm (12–36 in x 6–16 in), lower side and sheaths lanuginose. Flowers are erect orange-red, 5.5–9 cm (2¼–3½in) long; floral tube not curved, composed of nine coloured parts; petals not reflexed; with four staminodes.
Distribution Canna tuerckheimii is native to Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador at of elevation.Kew Gardens, Checklist of plant families
Taxonomy Paulus Johannes Maria Maas and Nobuyuki Tanaka, both experts on the genus Canna, disagree on the correct taxonomic placement of this species, with Tanaka considering the correct placement for the species to be C. latifolia.Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia . Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.
Cultivation It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes, it is in flower from August to October, and the early seeds ripen in October.
See also List of Canna species List of Canna cultivars
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Proposal to conserve the name Canna tuerckheimii