Dr Triloki Nath Khoshoo
Born on 27th April 1927, the world of Cannaceae lost Dr Triloki Nath Khoshoo on the 10th June 2002. We have to thank Dr Khoshoo, one of the greatest botanists…
Eating your canna
It is often forgotten that Cannaceae is a vegetable, that was turned into a garden cultivar by early horticulturists.
Polyploidy in Cannas
Each cell of a canna plant naturally has 18 chromosomes, or 9 pairs of chromosomes from the seed and pollen parents respectively. These plants with their paired chromosomes are termed diploid, from the Greek word for "double".