Help ID this flower
 

It's a tall tropical looking flower that I've seen planted in the
center of dome-shaped flower beds in city parkettes (Toronto). The
flowers are delicate looking red-orange, on a long stalk, (like
calla-lily) with long, deep-green leaves that "go up" (ie they don't
flop over). It's not a calla-lily because it doesn't have stamen
showing.

They seem to be used by the city and also apartment buildings for
height and colour in the center of the annual flower beds.

Help ID this flower
 

"Greg Miller" wrote in message
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It's a tall tropical looking flower that I've seen planted in the
center of dome-shaped flower beds in city parkettes (Toronto). The
flowers are delicate looking red-orange, on a long stalk, (like
calla-lily) with long, deep-green leaves that "go up" (ie they don't
flop over). It's not a calla-lily because it doesn't have stamen
showing.

They seem to be used by the city and also apartment buildings for
height and colour in the center of the annual flower beds.

Sounds like Canna, a summer flowering tuber that can be grown much like a
dahlia.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...hics/canna.jpg

(sorry, very long link - make sure you get it all)

They really like moist soils and can be grown as a pond plant, but are
perfectly well adapted to regular garden soil. Where you can overwinter
dahlias in ground you can do the same with cannas. Otherwise, dig after
first frost and store the tubers over winter. They make a really nice
container plant, too. Also available with colored and/or variegated foliage
and a wide assortment of flower colors.

pam - gardengal

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"Greg Miller" wrote in message
om...
It's a tall tropical looking flower that I've seen planted in the
center of dome-shaped flower beds in city parkettes (Toronto). The
flowers are delicate looking red-orange, on a long stalk, (like
calla-lily) with long, deep-green leaves that "go up" (ie they don't
flop over). It's not a calla-lily because it doesn't have stamen
showing.

They seem to be used by the city and also apartment buildings for
height and colour in the center of the annual flower beds.

Sounds like Canna, a summer flowering tuber that can be grown much like a
dahlia.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...hics/canna.jpg

(sorry, very long link - make sure you get it all)

They really like moist soils and can be grown as a pond plant, but are
perfectly well adapted to regular garden soil. Where you can overwinter
dahlias in ground you can do the same with cannas. Otherwise, dig after
first frost and store the tubers over winter. They make a really nice
container plant, too. Also available with colored and/or variegated foliage
and a wide assortment of flower colors.

pam - gardengal

Help ID this flower
 

It's a tall tropical looking flower that I've seen planted in the
center of dome-shaped flower beds in city parkettes (Toronto). The
flowers are delicate looking red-orange, on a long stalk, (like
calla-lily) with long, deep-green leaves that "go up" (ie they don't
flop over). It's not a calla-lily because it doesn't have stamen
showing.

They seem to be used by the city and also apartment buildings for
height and colour in the center of the annual flower beds.

Canna lily perhaps?
sed5555

Help ID this flower
 

It's a tall tropical looking flower that I've seen planted in the
center of dome-shaped flower beds in city parkettes (Toronto). The
flowers are delicate looking red-orange, on a long stalk, (like
calla-lily) with long, deep-green leaves that "go up" (ie they don't
flop over). It's not a calla-lily because it doesn't have stamen
showing.

They seem to be used by the city and also apartment buildings for
height and colour in the center of the annual flower beds.

Canna lily perhaps?
sed5555

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Could it be this?
http://www.floralartmall.com/birdofparadise.html

jojo

"Greg Miller" wrote in message
om...
It's a tall tropical looking flower that I've seen planted in the
center of dome-shaped flower beds in city parkettes (Toronto). The
flowers are delicate looking red-orange, on a long stalk, (like
calla-lily) with long, deep-green leaves that "go up" (ie they don't
flop over). It's not a calla-lily because it doesn't have stamen
showing.

They seem to be used by the city and also apartment buildings for
height and colour in the center of the annual flower beds.

Help ID this flower
 

Indeed, Canna lily. Thank you for the ID! Definitely will use some in
next year's annual beds.


Canna lily perhaps?
sed5555

Help ID this flower
 

"Greg Miller" wrote in message
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Indeed, Canna lily. Thank you for the ID! Definitely will use some in
next year's annual beds.

Great plant, lots of color and drama with little effort or expense. For the
record, it is just a canna, not a canna lily although many people call it
that. This is a good source for cannas: http://www.cannas.net/

Canna not a Lily
 

Canna are actually closely allied to the Gingers and not at all to true
Lilies.


"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Greg Miller" wrote in message
om...
Indeed, Canna lily. Thank you for the ID! Definitely will use some in
next year's annual beds.

Great plant, lots of color and drama with little effort or expense. For
the
record, it is just a canna, not a canna lily although many people call it
that. This is a good source for cannas: http://www.cannas.net/

Canna not a Lily
 

It's " I. Canna " and can be grown in many areas but come from the sub
tropics.



The oldest ( 10 years ) E-mail list for canna growers.

http://home.inreach.com/starlord/canna


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"Cereus-validus" wrote in message
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Canna are actually closely allied to the Gingers and not at all to true
Lilies.


"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Greg Miller" wrote in message
om...
Indeed, Canna lily. Thank you for the ID! Definitely will use some in
next year's annual beds.

Great plant, lots of color and drama with little effort or expense. For
the
record, it is just a canna, not a canna lily although many people call
it
that. This is a good source for cannas: http://www.cannas.net/






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Canna not a Lily
 

Canna, bananas and prayer plants were originally included in the same family
with the gingers.


"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Cereus-validus" wrote in message
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Canna are actually closely allied to the Gingers and not at all to true
Lilies.

Close relatives of the bananna, too?




"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Greg Miller" wrote in message
om...
Indeed, Canna lily. Thank you for the ID! Definitely will use some
in
next year's annual beds.

Great plant, lots of color and drama with little effort or expense.
For
the
record, it is just a canna, not a canna lily although many people call
it
that. This is a good source for cannas: http://www.cannas.net/

Help ID this flower
 

"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Greg Miller" wrote in message
om...
Indeed, Canna lily. Thank you for the ID! Definitely will use some in
next year's annual beds.

Great plant, lots of color and drama with little effort or expense. For
the
record, it is just a canna, not a canna lily although many people call it
that. This is a good source for cannas: http://www.cannas.net/

"........Isn't that website an incubator for terrorism?

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"Cindy" wrote in message
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"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Greg Miller" wrote in message
om...
Indeed, Canna lily. Thank you for the ID! Definitely will use some in
next year's annual beds.

Great plant, lots of color and drama with little effort or expense. For
the
record, it is just a canna, not a canna lily although many people call
it
that. This is a good source for cannas: http://www.cannas.net/

"........Isn't that website an incubator for terrorism?


Why do you ask? I never claimed that a particular website was connected to
terrorism.