Kanna - a flower that is always associated with the fluttering flight of hummingbirds, tropical heat, a light vacation mood, sea breeze.
One has only to plant this magnificent flowering reed in his garden and on the balcony, as the site immediately transforms: it becomes more colorful than a banana plantation, more luxurious than royal flower beds. Tropical magnificent beauty does not require special care: that is why gardeners love this amazing plant so much. Even the lack of aroma does not spoil it: Kanna is a flower that does not cause allergies in anyone. However, even experienced gardeners do not all know about this wonderful plant. Here is just one fact. During excavations, the seeds of this plant were found. They lay in the vessel for almost five hundred years, but, being planted in the soil, they ascended and pleased scientists with their unearthly beauty.
Kanna - flower edible
The birthplace of Cannes is America (South and Central) and India, where to this day there is a cult of flowers. Exotic large flowers were brought as a gift to the Gods, and they also helped the Indians, Indians and Chinese survive. In these countries, cannons are still bred, the rhizomes of which are prepared for people, and the roots and leaves are given for animal feed. The names and photos of flowers that can be deliciously prepared can be found in special directories. There are also recipes for cooking , based on the canna flower. But that is not all.
Canna - Therapeutic Flower
The first to find out that Kanna rescues from a bad mood, African shepherds. They chewed cannon leaves. Today it is established by chemists: in the stems of plants and their leaves there are so many alkaloids that the flower is a real antidepressant. Only it can not be tried without the permission of a doctor. Firstly, not all cannons are therapeutic, and, secondly, they can cause poisoning if used improperly. The psychoactive properties of canna are used by pharmacists in some countries.
Kanna - a flower marked by fire and blood
Kanna is the "pipe." This is how the name of this exquisite flower is translated . There is a legend that he was born from a mixture of fire and blood. In the distant, distant times, two tribes of the same Indian or South American country signed a peace treaty drafted on papyrus . For years, tribes lived in peace and harmony. But when the young and zealous leader came to power, he did not comply with peace, killed another leader, and threw the papyrus into the fire. The bloodied papyrus flashed, but did not burn out, but turned into a flower, the bright petals of which on the one hand have the color of a flame, and on the other - the color of a bloodied papyrus.
Kanna - a flower that is not like the others
Today, there are dozens of varieties of this plant. Some of them are almost completely exterminated. Others continue to adorn the wild jungle forests of India, forests of China, America, tropical thickets of other countries. Still others follow the person everywhere, independently sprouting in different places. And they can be not only red. Yellow, scarlet, orange, even two-tone - these are all cannes. Flowers (photos prove this) evoke a romantic mood, bring joy, make you be kinder and more tender.