Red Reflection
by Sonali Gangane
Title
Red Reflection
Artist
Sonali Gangane
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from the southern United States (southern South Carolina west to southern Texas) and south to northern Argentina.
Although all cannas are native to the New World, they have followed mankind's journeys of discovery and some species are cultivated and naturalized in most tropical and sub-tropical regions.[5]
Canna cultivars are grown in most countries, even those with territory above the Arctic Circle, which have short summers but long days, and the rapid growth rate of cannas makes them a feasible gardening plant, as long as they receive 6�8 hours of sunlight each day during the growing season and are protected from the cold of winter.
Internationally, cannas are one of the most popular garden plants and a large horticultural industry depends on the plant.
The rhizome of cannas is rich in starch, and it has many uses in agriculture. All of the plant has commercial value, rhizomes for starch (consumption by humans and livestock), stems and foliage for animal fodder, young shoots as a vegetable and young seeds as an addition to tortillas.
The seeds are used as beads in jewelry.[13]
The seeds are used as the mobile elements of the kayamb, a musical instrument from R�ion, as well as the hosho, a gourd rattle from Zimbabwe, where the seeds are known as "hota" seeds.
In more remote regions of India, cannas are fermented to produce alcohol.[14]
The plant yields a fibre�from the stem�it is used as a jute substitute.[15]
A fibre obtained from the leaves is used for making paper. The leaves are harvested in late summer after the plant has flowered, they are scraped to remove the outer skin and are then soaked in water for 2 hours prior to cooking. The fibres are cooked for 24 hours with lye and then beaten in a blender. They make a light tan brown paper.[15]
A purple dye is obtained from the seed.[15]
Smoke from the burning leaves is said to be insecticidal.[15]
Cannas are used to extract many undesirable pollutants in a wetland environment as they have a high tolerance to contaminants.[16][17]
In Thailand, cannas are a traditional gift for Father's Day.
In Vietnam, canna starch is used to make cellophane noodles known as miến dong.
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