Origin:  Hybrid
Light:  Full sun
Height:  2-5'
Spacing:  1.5-2'
Blooms:  Bright yellow with white stripe in middle of each petal, mid-Summer
Foliage: Variegated, green with white band, large, smooth
Soil:  Well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral, mildly alkaline
Water:  Regular
Uses: Hummingbird garden, foundation, container, foliage, wet garden
Propagation:  Rhizome/offset divisions

Comments:  Canna 'Striped Beauty' or Canna Lily 'Bangkok' or Canna 'Christ's Light' or Canna 'King of Siam' or Canna 'Minerva', or Canna 'Nirvana' is a perennial with a fast clumping, rhizomatous growth habit.  It has splendid variegated foliage with green with white bands, making it an excellent foliage plant.  In mid-Summer, Canna 'Striped Beauty' produces red buds which opens to exquisite bright yellow blossoms with interesting white stripe in some of the petals.  Hummingbirds are magnetized by the nectar-rich flowers.  Canna Lily 'Bangkok' is easily propagated from rhizome or offset divisions.  It thrives best in well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral or alkaline soil in a sunny environment.  Canna 'Christ's Light' spreads by means of its rhizomatous roots.  Mass plant Canna 'Nirvana' as foundation plants for a showy display.  Canna 'King of Siam' looks fabulous in large containers; use them in the sunny deck or patio. It is an eye-catching plant for the wet garden.  Divide clumps when overcrowded.  Canna 'Minerva' is a great addition to Jenny's garden.

USDA Zones:  7-11