2025 Macro Monday: 06.23

Toucan® Scarlet

Canna Lily

Aka Indian Shot ‘Toucan Scarlet,
Cana Lily Toucan Scarlet’

Macro Monday (MM)

Macro Monday 

Cee’s/Chris’ FOTD

Cee’s FOTD

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments. 

Location: The Center; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA 

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2024 Weekend FOTD: 10.05/.06 —

Phoebis philea on Canna indica

Aka Orange-barred Sulfur
on Indian shot,
African arrowroot

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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FOTD: Canna indica

Commonly
known as
Indian Shot

It is also known by African Arrowroot, Arrowroot, Canna, Edible Canna, and Wild Canna Lily among a few other names.

The rhizomes of cannas are rich in starch, and have many uses in agriculture. All of the plant material 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.

Other interesting uses include the hard black seeds of the Arrowroot having been used in the 19th century as bullets when ammunition was limited. The seeds are also used for making jewelry and musical instruments such as rattles.

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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