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Canna Lily is not really a lily.
Cannas are tropical and subtropical flowering plants with large, banana-like leaves. They can be grown as annuals in cooler regions in most countries of the world, where they add an instant touch of the tropics to gardens. Canna plants need at least 6 - 8 hours average sunlight during the summer.
According to Auburn University's J. Raymond Kessler, gardeners have used cannas for over 400 years. The plant experienced a surge in popularity during the Victorian era.
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| Jacob Loose Memorial Park, 5200 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
I plant canna bulbs in the spring, and enjoy them throughout the summer and fall.
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| Jacob Loose Memorial Park, 5200 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
I dig up my cannas out of the ground or pot that they are planted in before winter.
When it's time to dig up the plant - I clean the dirt away from around the rhizomes (a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that produces roots below and sends up shoots). Rhizomes are saved in a dry place (like a box or paper bag) throughout the winter.
"I must have flowers, always, and always."
Claude Monet
(1840-1926)
Founder of French Impressionist Painting.
The term Impressionism is derived from the title
of his painting, Impression, Sunrise.
of his painting, Impression, Sunrise.
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| Jacob Loose Memorial Park, 5200 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them."
Henri Matisse
(1869-1964)
French Artist, Printmaker and Sculptor
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| Jacob Loose Memorial Park, 5200 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
My Granny Lucille planted canna bulbs all along the shoreline of her second home at the Lake of the Ozarks. The bright red tropical flowers with huge striped leaves waved in the wind as we approached the shore...like a greeting. Red cannas still remind me of summer fun at Granny's lake house.
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| Longview Marina, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
Cannas are often grown for their foliage alone. The large paddle-like leaves come in greens, blue-greens and stripes.
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| Longview Marina, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
Canna flowers come in shades and combinations of yellow, orange, red and pink and are borne on tall stalks coming out of the foliage.
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| Longview Marina, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
Common Name(s): Canna, Canna Lily, Indian Shot
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| Longview Marina, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
Have you ever planted a canna bulb in your garden?
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| Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
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Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
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