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"Ben Peddell" <klightspeed@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> 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

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" <kilikinii1@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ben Peddell" <klightspeed@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
> news:cn52eh$jp0$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > 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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>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

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.