Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Ruby Tuesday #11: I Think I Canna


"Volunteer Canna Lily"
Raleigh, NC - June 2002 (Click to embiggen)

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Most of the time if I try to grow something I wind up killing it. There are a few things even I can't kill though, and this turned out to be one of those. This rather impressive (by the time all was said and done) red canna lily volunteered in my yard. I haven't a clue how it got there, because I'd never had canna's before so it's not as if it were a leftover that finally had some room to sprout. It just appeared where I had divided some lariope and grew to nearly my height. The blooms weren't all that ostentatious, but the foliage was amazing! It returned for a couple of encores in subsequent years, then sort of lost energy I guess.
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13 comments:

EG CameraGirl said...

Nice canna lily, Mojo. ;-)

ellen b. said...

Pretty red canna lily! I am not good at keeping plants alive...

Gemma Wiseman said...

Stunning bright red in this canna lily! Great shot! My cannas are just orange or white!

walkonred said...

great photo! mine is here: http://whenmomspeaks.com/2008/11/ruby-tuesday/

Maria's Space said...

Wow, now that is a red flower.

Mine are here
http://reesspaceblogspot.com
http://memoriesthroughphotography.blogspot.com

Carletta said...

A beautiful vibrant red!

Pea in a Pod said...

Very red indeed! :D

Yen.

Unknown said...

I guess red is invincible. Nice greens behind the red.

I've linked to your blog as part of my RT post.

Thanks for the gorgeous photos!

Peace,
Pagan

Melli said...

THAT is gorgeous!

Driftwood and Pumpkin said...

Perfect title! No flowers around these parts any more...to cold! Refreshing to see one ;0)
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maryt/theteach said...

Mojo, that's a beautiful Canna Lily! Happy Ruby Tuesday! :)

Kaylia Metcalfe said...

Wow... if only we could all be so lucky :)

Felisol said...

Hi, Mojo,
I admire people with green thumbs.
Yours must have some red added as well.
From Felisol