Canna or Canna Lily, Trinidad:
Canna or Canna Lily, although not a true lily, is a genus of nineteen species of flowering plants and have large, attractive foliage. It is one of the world’s richest sources of starch, and is an agricultural plant. The name Canna originates from the Celtic word for a cane or reed. The plants are large tropical and subtropical perennial herbs with broad, flat, alternate leaves which grows out of a stem in a long narrow roll and then unfurl. The leaves are typically solid green but some have brownish, maroon, or even variegated leaves. The flowers are composed of three sepals and three petals that are seldom noticed by people, they are small and hidden under extravagant stamens. The flowers are typically red, orange, or yellow or any combination of those colors, and are aggregated in inflorescences that are spikes or panicles. Although gardeners enjoy these odd flowers, nature really intended them to attract pollinators collecting nectar and pollen, such as bees, hummingbirds and bats.