The species have large, attractive foliage, and horticulturists have turned it into a large-flowered and bright garden plant. In addition, it is one of the world's richest starch sources, and is an agricultural plant. Although a plant 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. The name Canna originates from the Latin word for a cane or reed.
The flowers are typically red, orange, or yellow or any combination of those colours, and are aggregated in inflorescences that are spikes or panicles (thyrses). Although gardeners enjoy these odd flowers, nature really intended them to attract pollinators collecting nectar and pollen, such as bees, hummingbirds, sunbirds, and bats. The pollination mechanism is conspicuously specialised.
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1. | PINK FLOWERING GUM | 6. | Rose Garden Malevik | 11. | Villroses hage | 16. | Reflecties from the romantic rose garden | |
2. | KANGAROO PAW | 7. | Tom The Backroads Traveller | 12. | Simfonia | 17. | Jesh StG | |
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Wonderful summy mood
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Dear friend!
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Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteDidn't know starch could be this beautiful! Hope you had a joyful Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBack again... when I clicked back to my blog, the text did not appear (only the header). Wonder if it is because I put a perma link in this time? Which I did, because Festive Touches (and the flower) is underneath my last post. Will check back Friday if I need to put a new link in.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know it is an agricultural plant! I use to plant them in containers. Love the decorative leaves, too.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Canna makes a big impact in the border! Beautiful flowers. I never grow them in my borders. I don't have room. Groetjes, Hetty
ReplyDeleteOkay, to get back to you about the links. no. 9 does not work, but no. 19 does work!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for the season Nick.
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What a terrific colour for the Canna, which I only knew in red. Don't they make up difficult names for these plants. No chance of ever remembering any :-)
I wonder what part contains the starchf and if it is truly fit for consumtion.
Happy New Year !
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