cannas
Showy garden flowers
Cannas are tropical flowering plants with large, bold leaves and showy blooms in reds, oranges, and yellows.
They grow from rhizomes and are popular in gardens for their dramatic foliage and bright flower spikes: The cannas along the fence were spectacular this summer.
Singular: canna.
Recurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- cultivarBred plant variety
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
bedding · herbaceous · propagation · hybridization · bulbs · tubers · planting · mulching
Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- architecturalRelating to building design
texture · contrast · dramatic · accent · display · borders · height · backdrop
Flower or flourishing state
- petalsColored bloom segments
- nectarFloral sugar water
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- redPrimary color, warm
orange · yellow · pink · spotted · bicolor · spikes · raceme · flowering
Having underground horizontal stems
- monocotOne-cotyledon flowering plant
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
chlorophyll · variegated · genus · species · indica · cultivar · germination · seedpod
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- jungleDense tropical forest
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
frost-tender · overwinter · greenhouse · conservatory · patio · lush · banana-like · Caribbean
perennial
Recurring each year
horticulture · bedding · herbaceous · propagation · hybridization · bulbs · tubers · planting · mulching · dividing
landscaping
Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- showyExcessively eye-catching
architectural · texture · contrast · dramatic · accent · display · borders · height · backdrop · bold
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
red · orange · yellow · pink · spotted · bicolor · spikes · raceme · flowering · blossom
rhizomatous
Having underground horizontal stems
- monocotOne-cotyledon flowering plant
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
photosynthesis · chlorophyll · variegated · genus · species · indica · cultivar · germination · seedpod
exotic
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- jungleDense tropical forest
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
subtropical · frost-tender · overwinter · greenhouse · conservatory · patio · lush · banana-like · Caribbean · zone
- garden plantsazalea, roses, ferns, daffodil, marigolds
- tropical plantshibiscus, bougainvillea, frangipani, mahogany, palm trees
- annualsbegonia, begonias, marigold, alyssum, cosmos
- shade/water plantsmarsh plants, water lilies, lotus, cattails, papyrus