For Cee’s FOTD
For Cee’s FOTD
A shrimp is a camaron in Spanish. I don’t know why they think this flower looks like a shrimp, but as in most things, I accede to local custom. I’ve said before that this is one of the hardest flowers for me to shoot. I’ve tried many times. This one works better than most. I’ll keep trying.
Firecrackerplant. This is the hardest flower to photograph in my garden. I simply can’t get detail even at a close range.
Since it is May Day—once one of my very favorite holidays–I’m including some links to past May Days: This One with photos of May Baskets I made for friends in 2017 and This One entitled “Scissors, Tissue Paper and General MacArthur” written in 2013 about May Baskets made when I was a little girl.
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For Cee’s FOTD
For Cee’s FOTD
I love this stage of the lily as much as the fully flowered version which may be seen HERE along with an explanation of why it is called an India Shot lily!
For a short version: This Canna is famously called Indian Shot. The story is that during an uprising in India, those loyal to the British were running out of ammunition. So they filled the barrels of their rifles with canna seed. The rock hard, perfectly round seed was used as a substitute for lead shot in muzzle loading guns. Hence the name Indian Shot. The plant also has medicinal value. The roots are sweet and edible and the leaves may be used as an outer wrap for tamales. The seeds are used in percussion instruments.
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