They Are Not True Lilies
Monday, June 07, 2010I am growing Canna Lily for the first time. The flowers are attractive. I just love the flowers' vivid colours but they really look like fake flowers that are made out of crepe paper. And, grasshoppers love the leaves. The new leaves are always 'disfigured' by them! My way of punishing those little creatures... they go right into the throat of my Sarrracenia pitchers once caught ;-)
This is my second attempt to grow a Calla Lily. The first one rotted and is gone. I hope this one will last longer and the heat will not 'melt' the plant.
True lilies or not, their blooms are really gorgeous. Wish me luck ok!
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Yes, those Canna lilies are gorgeous - from the iris family I guess.
ReplyDeleteDo keep on eye for the seedpods -those black pea like seeds are a treasure to behold.
Good luck.
And yes you are right -those grasshoppers do serve a good meal for your carnivourous plant.
Wow! Your Canna lily look so gorgeous!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers look like those of the cannas. I like this striking orange colour.
ReplyDeleteYour Cannas are a lovely colour. Cannas don't die in the heat, because they are planted in every park in India, where it is very hot. Give it enough water and manure, but don't overwater it. I am sure your Canna will flourish with all the care you take!
ReplyDeleteCanna Lily is one of the few tropical looking plants with big leaves that will grow here in the desert. Your blooms are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGo Steph Go! (this is me cheering you on!) The Cana Lilly has a wonderful color.
ReplyDeleteI've never grown calla lilies, so beautiful. Good luck with them.
ReplyDeleteSuzanne
You have so many orange coloured flowers in your garden, must be a warm sight, love the colour myself, an your canna/calla lily is beautiful, I think we might are able to grow them in pots outside in summer but I have never tried. After seing yours I might try one :)
ReplyDeletegreat color for a lily.
ReplyDeleteI like looking at hedges of Cannas, however i don't want them because they easily become intrusive and the rhizomes are difficult to control. Just like some Heliconia species they become like small forest if neglected. We have a lot of colors here also. The Calla here grows as subtemperates or in high elevation. I saw some hybrids with real lovely lavender, pink and yellow flowers. However they are not for sale yet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andrea that canna lily is very intrusive. I planted one tuber and now I have the plants all over the planter.
ReplyDeleteBut they do give beautiful, exuberant blooms, one stalk can blooms for several days and then producing secondary stalks, too. Nothing cries "tropical" louder than a canna lily!
The color on your plant looks great, Steph.
It is alright for flowers to come out with that colour and look... that colour is called "warna buah pinang masak" by my late mother....
ReplyDeleteJust asking, in the second photo, the pot full of long roots, are they pandan?
Have a nice day, ~bangchik
Hi Steph. I think you'll find that it's easier for you to grow Canna lilies than Calla lilies.
ReplyDeleteMy Callas like plenty of water and the cooler temperatures of our winters.
All the best!! Let me know if it grows well.. I'll get one too :)
ReplyDeleteSteph,
ReplyDeleteI love the color on your canna lilly! It would fit right into my color scheme for this summer's garden ;-) I also like the color on that hibiscus of yours -- bugs or not! Cheers!
That's a gorgeous shade of orange.
ReplyDeleteI recently saw calla lily plants in different colors,pink,etc.I don't know if it's a hybrid or maybe a dye.
I'm sure your calla lily will do well with your care.
Happy weekend :)
Brad
The color is amazing! I wish you luck in growing these tropical beauties!
ReplyDeleteI do really like the orange cannas. My friend grows these and she says they're pretty easy. Here we have to lift them to store for the winter. Good luck with yours!
ReplyDeletedear steph, lovely calla (white zantedeschia lily) and the really orange canna. i will be in KL soon and i do hope to meet up with you as i have something to share with you....do you think it is possible?
ReplyDeleteCanna lilies tend to take over the garden if planted on the ground. I have the yellow ones but your orange-coloured ones are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHi Stephanie, I am a fan of Canna lilies. This orange red one looks gorgeous, a hot tropical colour. I love them all and yes, some can be invasive, like Kanak mentioned. Some do not mind to have wet feet and the bugs adore them as much as I do! Good luck with your Canna, generally they are as tough as old boots.
ReplyDeleteBangchik, yup, those are pandan roots.
ReplyDeletehs, see you soon :-)
All, I am glad to learn that many of you are already fan of canna lilies. Thanks for your encrouging words. Well, for now, I really don't mind if the plant is invasive. A second canna plant has grown a stalk of flower buds and one bud has bloomed today. It's really beautiful. I tend to water more than the plant requires, so I really hope that the plant don't mind wet feet (especially when I don't notice my pot had clogged!).
As for calla lily, I have only come across white ones in the market here. I hope to see coloured ones soon. I bought another two last week. Thankfully, they were in good condition. I just love to see the flowers unfurl. The flowers look even better after a rain ;-) Thanks Prospero for the hint on water requirement!