Commelinales & Zingiberales from Delhi: Cannaceae, Canna-a for ID from Delhi: Commelinales & Zingiberales from Delhi: Cannaceae, Canna-a, looking like C. indica but with mottled perianth for ID from Delhi
This Var. of Canna blooms in my house also. … guessing it to be a garden cultivar of Canna indica. Recently the Kol Bot Garden had planted several cultivars… we visited… not photographed since Canna is so common in West Bengal… a few flowerheads were similar to what you just showed… Top tropicals site shows something close to your picture … and named it Canna X generalis Fire Red, it at URL: http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/canna_indica.htm Canna indica images from coimbatore: Sharing the images of Canna from Anaikatti, Coimbatore. Hope this could be Canna indica?
Seeds for ID 200812 NB2: in my last trip to india dec.11-jan.12 i collected some seeds in capsules.
I can’t remember now, how the tree lookd like. Perhaps someone can identify them. This could be of Canna indica. THanks … again for your quick and correct reply. Requesting identification of this Canna spp at a private society garden at Pune
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