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Canna or hedechium
A few plants have just sprung up in a couple of neglected pots.
They are either canna or hedechium but having looked at the leaves of both canna and hedechium I can not see any particular difference. What way can I distinguish between the two? |
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Canna or hedechium
"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... A few plants have just sprung up in a couple of neglected pots. They are either canna or hedechium but having looked at the leaves of both canna and hedechium I can not see any particular difference. What way can I distinguish between the two? Cannas tend to have somewhat broader leaves. Wait a bit longer and this will be more visible, The rhizomes of hedechium are more like that of an iris. Jenny |
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Canna or hedechium
"JennyC" wrote in message ... "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... A few plants have just sprung up in a couple of neglected pots. They are either canna or hedechium but having looked at the leaves of both canna and hedechium I can not see any particular difference. What way can I distinguish between the two? Cannas tend to have somewhat broader leaves. Wait a bit longer and this will be more visible, The rhizomes of hedechium are more like that of an iris. Jenny If you scratch or bruise hedychium there is a distinct smell of ginger (also less holes due to snails!) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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Canna or hedechium
"JennyC" wrote in message ... "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... A few plants have just sprung up in a couple of neglected pots. They are either canna or hedechium but having looked at the leaves of both canna and hedechium I can not see any particular difference. What way can I distinguish between the two? Cannas tend to have somewhat broader leaves. Wait a bit longer and this will be more visible, The rhizomes of hedechium are more like that of an iris. Jenny I shall have patience. I wonder what canna root taste like in Ginger pudding:-) |
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Canna or hedechium
Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"JennyC" wrote in message ... "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... A few plants have just sprung up in a couple of neglected pots. They are either canna or hedechium but having looked at the leaves of both canna and hedechium I can not see any particular difference. What way can I distinguish between the two? Cannas tend to have somewhat broader leaves. Wait a bit longer and this will be more visible, The rhizomes of hedechium are more like that of an iris. Jenny I shall have patience. I wonder what canna root taste like in Ginger pudding:-) In my experience Hedychium have more of a defined "stem" with the leaves separately spaced along it. The pseudostem of Canna is more like that of a banana. |
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Canna or hedechium
"Ornata" wrote in message oups.com... Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote: "JennyC" wrote in message ... "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... A few plants have just sprung up in a couple of neglected pots. They are either canna or hedechium but having looked at the leaves of both canna and hedechium I can not see any particular difference. What way can I distinguish between the two? Cannas tend to have somewhat broader leaves. Wait a bit longer and this will be more visible, The rhizomes of hedechium are more like that of an iris. Jenny I shall have patience. I wonder what canna root taste like in Ginger pudding:-) In my experience Hedychium have more of a defined "stem" with the leaves separately spaced along it. The pseudostem of Canna is more like that of a banana. Thanks that's solved the problem. Never noticed the pseudostem of Canna. I have a Ginger of some sort. Now all I need to do is find out how I tell the difference between C. musifolia and the bananas:-) |
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