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The canna lily plant is a rhizomatous perennial with tropical-like foliage and large flowers that resemble that of an iris. Canna lilies are low maintenance and easy to grow, and both their flowers and foliage offer long-lasting color in the garden.
Canna or Canna Lily is the only genre of flower plants from the Cannaceae family, consisting of 10 species.
Plants have large foliage, so the gardeners developed selected shapes like garden plants with large flowers.
Canas are also used in agriculture as a source of starch for human and animal consumption.
Although they are tropics plants, most cultivars were developed in temperate climates and are easy to cultivate in most countries in the world, as long as they receive at least 6 to 8 hours of average sunlight during the summer, and are moved to a place Hot in winter.
The plants are large, perennial, tropical and subtropical with a rhizomatous root holder. The wide, flat leaves grow from a stem in a long, narrow roller and then unfold. The leaves are typically solid green, but some cultivars have brownish leaves, brown or even variegadas.
The flowers are typically red, orange or yellow, or any combination of these colors.
The main flower pollinators are bees, hummingbirds, sunset birds and bats.
*This species that I photographed resembles the "Pink dancer" Canna, but I can't say for sure why it is a sorts grown in Cuba.
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Canna or canna lily is the only genus of flowering plants in the family Cannaceae, consisting of 10 species. It has been cultivated by Native Americans in tropical America for thousands of years and was one of the earliest domesticated plants in the Americas. The starchy root is edible. The plants are large tropical and subtropical perennial herbs with a rhizomatous rootstock. The broad, flat, alternate leaves that are such a feature of this plant, grow out of a stem in a long, narrow roll and then unfurl. The leaves are typically solid green, but some cultivars have glaucose, brownish, maroon, or even variegated leaves. 50128
The canna lily plant is a rhizomatous perennial with tropical-like foliage and large flowers that resemble that of an iris. Cannas grow 1-1/2 to 5 feet or more, depending on variety. Their large, glossy leaves are 6 to 12 inches wide. These flowers are available in red, rose/pink, yellow, orange, salmon and red with yellow. Best viewed large.
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A spotted yellow 'Richard Wallace' Canna lily.
Discovered today along Nursery Street, at Hornsby, in northern Sydney, whilst on my walk back to Cherrybrook from my visit to the 'Anytime Fitness' gym at Hornsby, where I did 90 minutes on the exercise bike!!
Photographed today in the late afternoon, at about 6.45pm.
Sunday 8th November, 2020.
For a picture and information about this particular Canna lily, please see: www.gardenia.net/plant/canna-richard-wallace
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8. L 100mm macro lens
The Cannas in my garden are huge this year - really towering over me! Here you can see the flowers but the damp and hot weather of the summer made the stems grow as tall as 2m30!
We leave the rootstocks of these tropical plants in the earth when winter comes, and cover them up with a thick layer of compost. They multiply year after year!
The plants are large tropical and subtropical herbaceous perennials. The flowers are typically red, orange, or yellow, or any combination of those colors. Although plants of the tropics, most cultivars have been developed in temperate climates and are easy to grow in most countries of the world, as long as they receive at least 6–8 hours average sunlight during the summer, and are moved to a warm location for the winter. Cannas are not true lilies their closest relatives, the gingers, spiral gingers, bananas, arrowroots, heliconias, and birds of paradise.
Canna Lilies are not true lilies. They are closer to Birds of Paradise and Gingers. Although a tropical plant, hybrids have made them available for growing in temperate climates.
As far as agricultural uses, Cannas are a source of starch for both human and animal consumption.
This poor Canna flower is beginning to drop its petals, but there were several more getting ready to bloom when I took this picture.
After having a week of company, I am ready to get back out with my camera. HMM
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The intense colour of the Canna was because of the backlighting. This was taken at a local park in early morning with me sitting on the dewy ground. (Good thing I keep towels in the car for the ride home! lol)!
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Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Mix'
Canna indica 'Cannova Orange Shades'
From this year's summer flower assortment of the Viennese Municipal Gardens
At Columbusplatz in Favoriten, the 10th district of Vienna