Can anyone identify this Canna?

[Ben Peddell]

I've photographed a sample of:
A leaf
A branch with:
two green seed pods
three brown seed pods
a set of three flowers
One seed

This photograph (about 1 megapixel - 245kB) is at:
<http://klightspeed.customer.netspace.net.au/100_0052.jpg>

I'm wondering if anyone can identify whether it's a C. indica or some
other Canna.

We are in Bowen, Queensland, Australia, and we've been growing them from
seeds collected from the Canna that grew after we started tending the
garden.

Splitting the seed with a hammer reveals a black shell about the
thickness of three 80gsm sheets of paper, then a hard white substance
with a hole on one end, surrounding the about 1/16" diameter plant germ,
which grows out of the aforementioned hole.

[kilikini]

"Ben Peddell" > wrote in message
...
> I've photographed a sample of:
> A leaf
> A branch with:
> two green seed pods
> three brown seed pods
> a set of three flowers
> One seed
>
> This photograph (about 1 megapixel - 245kB) is at:
> <http://klightspeed.customer.netspace.net.au/100_0052.jpg>
>
> I'm wondering if anyone can identify whether it's a C. indica or some
> other Canna.
>
> We are in Bowen, Queensland, Australia, and we've been growing them from
> seeds collected from the Canna that grew after we started tending the
> garden.
>
> Splitting the seed with a hammer reveals a black shell about the
> thickness of three 80gsm sheets of paper, then a hard white substance
> with a hole on one end, surrounding the about 1/16" diameter plant germ,
> which grows out of the aforementioned hole.
>

Shoots, we had those all over Hawaii and they're like a weed; they just keep
cropping up. I never knew what their name was, but the flower really
doesn't open very much. Wish I could help you. It *is* a canna though,
you're right. They come in orange, red and a mix of a veined orange-red.

kili

[starlord]

It's a very old canna, one of the true types and I got it while living in
Hawaii and now maket it as Tiki Torch canna.


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"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ben Peddell" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I've photographed a sample of:
> > A leaf
> > A branch with:
> > two green seed pods
> > three brown seed pods
> > a set of three flowers
> > One seed
> >
> > This photograph (about 1 megapixel - 245kB) is at:
> > <http://klightspeed.customer.netspace.net.au/100_0052.jpg>
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone can identify whether it's a C. indica or some
> > other Canna.
> >
> > We are in Bowen, Queensland, Australia, and we've been growing them from
> > seeds collected from the Canna that grew after we started tending the
> > garden.
> >
> > Splitting the seed with a hammer reveals a black shell about the
> > thickness of three 80gsm sheets of paper, then a hard white substance
> > with a hole on one end, surrounding the about 1/16" diameter plant germ,
> > which grows out of the aforementioned hole.
> >
>
> Shoots, we had those all over Hawaii and they're like a weed; they just
keep
> cropping up. I never knew what their name was, but the flower really
> doesn't open very much. Wish I could help you. It *is* a canna though,
> you're right. They come in orange, red and a mix of a veined orange-red.
>
> kili
>
>


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[Craig Watts]

>Shoots, we had those all over Hawaii and they're like a weed; they just keep
>cropping up. I never knew what their name was, but the flower really
>doesn't open very much. Wish I could help you. It *is* a canna though,
>you're right. They come in orange, red and a mix of a veined orange-red.
>
>kili

Kili,
Get back to your room! AFBinaries.....


chuckle.

Good seeing you here.

Craig

[Ben Peddell]

starlord wrote:

> It's a very old canna, one of the true types and I got it while living in
> Hawaii and now maket it as Tiki Torch canna.
>

Thankyou.
I notice that the Tiki Torch has purple near the flowers. I cannot see any
purple on any of our cannas.

I was asking because I was wondering whether anyone could identify whether
it's an edible one or just an ornamental hybrid.
Appearantly, the rhizome of C. indica / C. edulis is full of arrowroot-like
starch.

I guess that there are _lots_ of different Canna hybrids around, which makes
it hard to tell exactly what type of Canna it is.

[kilikini]

"Craig Watts" > wrote in message
...
> >Shoots, we had those all over Hawaii and they're like a weed; they just
keep
> >cropping up. I never knew what their name was, but the flower really
> >doesn't open very much. Wish I could help you. It *is* a canna though,
> >you're right. They come in orange, red and a mix of a veined orange-red.
> >
> >kili
>
> Kili,
> Get back to your room! AFBinaries.....
>
>
> chuckle.
>
> Good seeing you here.
>
> Craig

Hey, it's Usenet, I can go wherever I want, so there! :~P

kili

[Craig Watts]

>> chuckle.
>>
>> Good seeing you here.
>>
>> Craig
>
>Hey, it's Usenet, I can go wherever I want, so there! :~P
>
>kili
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