Sunday, January 11, 2009

Today's Flower's #22

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I'm usually pretty good at finding the flowers name but this exotic has me stumped. I'm sure someone can name it. It was the flower bed at the library. The photos were taken in the Fall with the flower at full bloom. It was at least four feet (1.3 meters) tall .

Titania was the first to name it a Canna sometimes called a Canna Lily although not a true Lily.
It has an unusual and colorful red bloom. I think I have it captured well enough for an ID.
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39 comments:

  1. That was some giant! I don't think I have seen that one before. We are more used to smaller ones

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  2. I must admit I haven't seen this flower ever, well, but I also must admit that it looks very spectacular.

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  3. I´ve seen that flower but I don´t know its name.
    It´s beautiful.
    Luiz Ramos

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  4. Yes, a Canna or some people call them Canna Lily although it's not really a Lily as such.
    Beautiful capture.

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  5. Beautiful Canna, Tom. There is a house near my inlaws house in Hendersonville, TN --which has a huge circular bed of these beauties. If one is this pretty, can you imagine how much prettier several would be??!!!!
    Betsy

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  6. These are beautiful - love the red! Wish I knew more about flowers but I certainly enjoy them!

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  7. In Belgium, we call this a Canna, it's a great color !
    Greetings !

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  8. Yep, we call those Canna Lilies around here too, I have some. Great pics!!

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  9. I had some cannas but something ate the bulb portion. Very pretty color!

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  10. Hi Fishing,

    Thanks my friend!
    I loved these red flowers!
    Your music is also so beautiful!

    Luiz

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  11. Could it be Arrowroot? It has the same growth habit and leaves although mine has not flowered as yet. It definitely belongs to the same family as the Canna Lily.
    Nice photos.

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  12. the local council plant a lot of these in their flower beds in the summer around here.

    Gill in Canada

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  13. Beautiful flower, but I don't know its the name...
    Have a nice week..

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  14. Yes, here in Australia we call them canna lilies too...

    I wonder does it belong to the ginger family?

    Annie

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  15. Oh it is lovely, isn't it? It's amazing how tall it gets!!
    What a wonderful color it gets!
    Just beautiful photos!!!
    ~Michele~
    ((Hugs))

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  16. It's a Canna alright and a beauty to boot. Thanks. MB

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  17. Yep it is a Canna and the come in many colors and grow like a weed.

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  18. Tom, I can't help you identify that flower, but I can tell you that your photos are beautiful.

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  19. Fg,
    Such color on this Canna, I love canna but we only see them in the spring around here..an easter flower sometimes..Lovely shots!

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  20. Lovely!!
    These flowers are pretty common around me, but I'm ashamed to say I've got no idea what's the name of it :(

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  21. That bright red color is so refreshing in the middle of winter.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  22. looks like the same flower of my entry but a big one indeed! very nice!

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  23. It's beautiful. I like it!

    Paz

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  24. Wow, love it! Whatever it is. Thanks. I like red so the cardinals in the previous post are great, too.

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  25. Nice choice of flower for this week! I love the reds. :) That's common here in the Philippines.

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  26. Cannas do come in such fantastic colors now days, from pale yellow and pinks to reds and orange. They can become a pest in a garden as once planted, you can never get rid of them as they are always popping out somewhere again.

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  27. That looks like canna to me too, we have a few hybrid canna here, they bloom all year long in the tropics.

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  28. I enjoyed the pictures of flowers and critters! No cardinal bird in our area and no flowers like this too.

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  29. I think I have seen these in Hawaii. They are beautiful.

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  30. Oh yes, the canna lily, a favorite of my ruby throated hummingbirds. I have a lot of bulbs resting over winter in our darkest closet. Can't wait to plant them this next spring.

    Abraham Lincoln's Blog

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  31. I've already seen some flowers like that but can't really tell their name in English, only in Portuguese.
    Anyhow, great colour from a very interesting flower.

    By the way, my latest post is on the old tradition ... thus meaning it haves photo and text!

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  32. Yes, it is a Canna Lily. They look really well in large groups as a background. You captured the blooms really well, as they don't always photograph that well.

    I have started a new blog, it will be the one I will post daily. Hope you will follow it, but still visit the other one too.

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  33. Wonderful flower, so tall and with a so bright red! I really enjoyed these fine pictures, Fishing Guy.

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  34. I'm glad someone named it because though I thought it was a Canna I wasn't sure. Nice photos of it.
    :-)

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  35. What a beautiful red flower on this calla lily. I photographed something similar on a walk recently. I'll check to see if it's the same thing or not and perhaps share another time.
    Hugs and blessings,

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