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Hello and welcome to my blog of plants! You'll find a list of herbaceous plants that I've encountered and learned about during my studies at Virginia Tech, in the order I learned them by list. You'll find great photos of herbaceous plants, their names and families, and details of where I found them. All photos have been taken by myself. Feel free to click on them for enlargement. May this blog be of benefit to thee!

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Canna x generalis, Canna, Cannaceae

Genus and species: Canna x generalis
Common Name: Canna
Family Name: Cannaceae

A beautiful tropical, this plant provides a bright look to the landscape with flowers and foliage coming in an array of colors. The flowers are zygomorphic, produce seed pods, and the foliage is usuallly sword shaped and glaucous.

Photos taken August 31, 2011 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.


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