Features glossy forest-green leaves with prominent creamy-white or silvery pinstripes. The flowers are beautiful, bright lemon-yellow with a delicate white cross or stripes inside, emerging from contrasting red stems and buds. They have a long bloom time from early summer through fall and grow to 3-5 feet.

This listing is for 2 healthy rhizomes, freshly dug per order.

Hardy as a perennial in USDA Zones 7-11. In colder climates, rhizomes can be dug up and overwintered indoors.

The 'Striped Beauty' canna lilies thrive best in full sun, requiring at least six hours of direct sunlight daily to maintain their vibrant variegated foliage and bright yellow blooms. They prefer rich, organic-rich soil with a neutral to slightly acidic pH that retains moisture well but drains adequately to prevent root rot. These plants have high water requirements, needing consistent moisture throughout the growing season; the soil should never be allowed to dry out completely, and they will even tolerate wet, boggy conditions or shallow standing water. To keep them performing at their best, apply a thick layer of mulch to conserve ground moisture and provide a balanced, high-nitrogen fertilizer regularly during the spring and summer to support their rapid, lush growth.

The Canna 'Striped Beauty' is a heavily sought-after cultivar, but due to a lack of a single governing body for historical canna naming, it has circulated under several different synonyms and regional trade names over the decades. Here is a summary of the names it goes by:
Canna 'Minerva': This is the most common and widely recognized botanical synonym for the plant.
Canna 'Nirvana': Another frequently documented synonym used in commercial trade and formal plant collections.
Canna 'Bangkok' (or Bankok): A name reflecting its historical cultivation and popularity in Thailand (formerly Siam). Canna 'Christ's Light': A unique name inspired by the distinctive, rare white "cross" pattern that bisects the center of its yellow blooms.
Canna indica variegata: An older, generalized descriptive botanical name used to denote it as a variegated form of the species.
Canna striata variegata: Another historical descriptive classification highlighting its striped, pinstriped green-and-white foliage.