Sunday, August 27, 2017

Canna Lilies 3



Even though they may look like lilies, sometimes -
Canna Lilies aren't really lilies at all. 
They're actually closer to banana plants. 
They are natives of the Americas,
one of the earliest cultivated plants in North America going back thousands of years.
Because you can eat their starchy roots. 
They are happy just about any place they can get 6 - 8 hours of sunlight a day,
and can actually be an invasive species in tropical climates. 
But in temperate climates they are annuals instead of re-blooming perennials. 
That's probably why I'm not seeing them too much in Manhattan anymore.
Here are two previous blogs of Canna Lilies...



Cheers!
PJ
(c) 2017 PJ Lehrer

 

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