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name of a plant

Essex, United Kingdom Gb

in the grounds of our local hospital there is a plant that grows to around 4 ft has large dark purple leaves and I think orange flowers rather like gladioli please can anyone tell me what it is, it would be great in my garden

thankyou for your help Sylvia




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If you could post a photo it would help with identification. Is it in flower now? The only thing I can think of is a canna

24 Aug, 2009

 

Does sound a bit like a Canna, but a pic, as Andrew says, would be good, or a better description - what shape are the leaves, for instance, are there any midribs showing colour, does it have palmate leaves?

24 Aug, 2009

 

I have checked out the canna and its the nearest I can see so thankyou for that my husband was going to get a photo when he was there but walked past them when he came out of the hospital typical

thankyou again
sylvia

24 Aug, 2009

 

Well he was probably just relieved to escape - I know what that feels like!

24 Aug, 2009

 

he was only having a check up

24 Aug, 2009

How do I say thanks?

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