Canna Louis Cottin - Indian shot
Canna Louis Cottin - Indian shot
Canna x indica Louis Cottin
Indian shot, Canna, Cann Lily, African Arrowroot, Edible Canna, Purple Arrowroot, Sierra Leone Arrowroot
0 regrowth
Sophie, 18/10/2025
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Description
Canna 'Louis Cottin' is an old variety that stands out with its small size and warm colours. Its flowers boast a soft apricot-yellow enhanced by a red centre. The blooms emerge from a bouquet of large, purple-tinged leaves. It looks wonderful on a patio or in a garden with an exotic theme. Cannas are fond of heat and sun, and love fertile and moist soil. These rhizomatous plants are cultivated like dahlias.
Canna 'Louis Cottin' is a horticultural creation, belonging to a large group of hybrid cannas of unknown or complex lineage, all of which originate from tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. This plant belongs to the Cannaceae family, and to the same group as gingers and bananas. From spring, its thick and knotty rhizome develops a dense and wide clump measuring at least 50cm (20in), composed of numerous large entire leaves whose sheathing base forms a false stem. The colour of the laminae is a slightly variegated purple with dark green on the oldest leaves. From July until the first frosts, thin floral stems, 80cm (32in), tall appear in the centre. The asymmetrical flowers are grouped in dense spikes, displaying apricot-coloured petals maculated with red in the throat. The dry vegetation disappears at the end of the season, while the plant goes dormant. Cannas rhizomes are sensitive to frost, and they prefer to spend the winter in fairly dry soil. Leaving them in the ground during winter is only possible in our mildest regions, with a thick protective mulch.
Hybrid cannas are majestic and colourful plants, ideal for adding interest to the back of borders for taller varieties, or for brightening up patios and balconies for more compact varieties. Growing them is within everyone's reach. Consider planting them in dense flower beds of about ten bulbs of the same variety, or by mixing green and purple foliage. Canna 'Louis Cottin' can be used to create sumptuous pots with a very exotic appearance, in the company of agapanthus, amaranths, and cosmos. It forms a beautiful association with a banana tree or bamboo. Grow this plant like a dahlia. Dig up the rhizomes before the frost arrives and replant them in spring.
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Plant habit
Flowering
Foliage
Botanical data
Canna
x indica
Louis Cottin
Cannaceae
Indian shot, Canna, Cann Lily, African Arrowroot, Edible Canna, Purple Arrowroot, Sierra Leone Arrowroot
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant the bulbs after the last frosts. The soil should be moist but well-drained (if necessary, lighten your soil with turf or sand). Space them 40cm (16in) apart. Cover with 5cm (2in) of soil. Apply organic fertiliser at planting and at least once a month. Water regularly so that the soil never completely dries out. Its flowering will be more beautiful if it is planted in partial shade.
It does not like cold weather. It must be protected from frost during winter. Dig up the rhizomes and keep them dry and cool. You can place them in turf, for example.
You can speed up their cycle by planting them in pots under frost-free shelter as early as February, and then transplanting them to the garden in warmer weather.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.