Beautiful orange and so tall.

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  1. Gizmo

    Gizmo Animal Magnet

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    Can someone tell me the name of this flower. (Nick name for now is Tall one)
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    Free plants were given to me at a garage sale 2 weeks ago. I was admiring the garden talking about Gardenstew.. So this lady gave me several plants. I have no idea what all she gave me Coffee plant, banana (different from what I have), 4 oclocks, aloe and some bulbs that just have the leaves. There is more just waiting for them to perk up and bloom.
     
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  3. Hank

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    Is that a canna lily?
     
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    The bloom does look like a canna lily, but that sure is a long stem!!!
     
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    I don't know what it is but its a beauty.Looks like some kind of Lily
     



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  6. Gizmo

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    I look up canna lily the flower looks like it but not the stem. Before it bloomed I thought it was a bird of paradise
     
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    The orange canna I have, the stem looks like that if you push the leaves away. It could be that the stem just out grow the leaves as a fluke.
     
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    Missed this post and now the pics are gone. Wish I had seen it, sounds interesting.
     
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    Gosh, it sure looks like a canna, what about the leaves, can you get a close up of them. Unless it is something I have never came across, I would say it is some form of canna. It may look more normal next blooming season.
     
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    wow.. that does look like a canna.... a nice one.. but the stem.... hm.. thats throwing me off....
    i have a red canna that looks the same but my stem of course is short and leafy
     
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    What ever it is...There are baby ones now.
     
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    Definitely looks like a Canna to me. I had some Cannas that grew like this when I planted them with some tall Dahlias. They grew very narrow and about 7 feet tall. I would cut it off at the base and let it flush out with new growth. I like growing them for the foliage and the flowers are just a nice extra to me.
     

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