Question
Please can you identify these beautiful flowers?  Photographed in Catifornia?  We don't see many in England!!!
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THanks.

Answer
I'd be happy to!  That's a Canna.  It's a lovely plant used seasonly for gardeners here in New York, where I am from.  They are particularly fabulous in container gardens.  In England, you should be able to grow them successfully in the summer months where the plant will receive at least 6 hours of sunlight daily.  The colors of the blooms vary widely and the foliage may even be found with striking markings in shades from ivory to dark green.  The scientific classification is as follows:
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Cannaceae

Genus: Canna

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