Mystery Plant Identified: It's a Canna Lily, Not a Banana

Canna × generalis — Tropical Look, Temperate Needs

The plant with suckers/pups and canna-like leaves is definitely a Canna, not a banana. Cannas are grown for bold foliage and flowers, not fruit.

Indoor Care (If You Must)

• Bright light (south window).
• Consistently moist soil.
• Warm temps (70–85°F).

Better: Grow as Outdoor Annual / Dormant Perennial

1. Plant outdoors after frost in rich, moist soil.
2. Fall: Cut foliage to ground; dig rhizomes.
3. Dry rhizomes in cool (40–50°F), dark place until March.
4. Replant in spring for repeat blooms.

Without winter dormancy, cannas rarely rebloom well indoors. Most gardeners treat them as seasonal container plants.