Canna 'Musaefolia' cultivars belong to the Foliage Group of Cannas. In the first work devoted to Canna, Le Canna - authored by M. Chaté in 1867 with the co-operation of Monsieur Théodore Année, we were provided with the first written description and details of origin. The Musaefolia members of the Foliage Group consist of a specimen that was accepted as a native species of Peru by the experts of the time, and at least 7 hybrids and cultivars carrying that parentage. The original "species" was unique because it was without rhizomes, and required to be kept constantly growing. No such species is known to exist in this age, and leading authorities treat C. musaefolia as a synonym of C. paniculata.