Where : Turramurra, New South Wales
When : 5-50pm, 19th January, 2008
Weapon : Panasonic Lumix TZ3
The canna lily is back in fashion, but still a noxious weed in some places - but not in my garden, where this beauty is currently in full swing.
This wonderful specimen, the sole member of the family Cannaceae, contains 9 species of rhizomatous perennials. It's an American native - which I guess means it comes from somewhere between Tierra del Fuego and Canada. Why oh why do USA citizens think they are more American than Brazilians, Argies, Puerto Ricans or Canadians. I am sure that Amerigo Vespucci never even went to the USA ... but I digress.
They are not lilies, but their lily-like flowers are clustered in heads at the top of tall stems and occur in bold shades of yellow, coral, orange, and red, and they are frequently strikingly bi- or multi-coloured.
