Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot , is a plant species in the family Cannaceae.
It is native to much of South America, Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico. It is also naturalized in the southeastern United States (Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina), and much of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
Canna indica (achira in Hispanic America, cana-da-índia in Brazil) has been a minor food crop cultivated by indigenous peoples of the Americas for thousands of years.
Cannas are vibrant tender perennials that produce bold leaves and showy flowers in shades of red, orange, yellows, and pinks. It is a useful summer bedding plant for both containers and borders but does well in cool conservatories in summer.
Cannas can be propagated in spring by division of the
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