Thalia dealbata




Family Marantaceae
Scientific name Thalia dealbata Fraser ex Roscoe
Synonyms Thalia barbata Small
Common name (Japanese common name) mizu-kanna [water Canna]
(English common name) Hardy Canna, Hardy water Canna, powdery alligator-flag, powdery thalia
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] USA
Chromosomal number 2n=12
Description Plants 1-2m, Flowers purple, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Thalia dealbata Fraser ex Roscoe
Thalia dealbata Fraser ex Roscoe
Thalia dealbata Fraser
Note Occasionally naturalized. Mainly cultivated.



August 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
August 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
August 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



August 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden