Botany Index
(Latin) Canna Edulis
(Family) Cannaceae (Canna Family)
In the European Folk or White Cultures including Anglo and Celt, it is also known/referred to as;
African arrowroot, Edible canna, Indian shot, Purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot
African arrowroot, Edible canna, Indian shot, Purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot
(French) Canna Edulis
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(Irish Gaelic) Canna
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A pernial plant, growing up to 3 meters in height,
Flowering from the Autumn tide of Lughnasadh through to the winter tide of Samhuinn.
Propogate, seed with pre-soak for 24 hours in warm water
Sow early Imbolc indoors in a warm place or in a greenhouse, planting seeds 2 - 5cm deep in individual pots(Scarifying to speed germination, especially if the seed has not swollen after being soaked). Germinates in 1 to 2 months. Grow the plants on in a greenhouse for at least their first winters Samhuinn. Plant them out into their permanent positions in the Vernal equinox of Spring, after the any expected frosts.
Division of the root clump as the plant comes into growth in the spring. Each portion must have at least one growing point. Pot up the divisions and grow them on in the greenhouse until they are well established and then plant them out in the summer. Can propogate with root cuttings.
Flowering from the Autumn tide of Lughnasadh through to the winter tide of Samhuinn.
Propogate, seed with pre-soak for 24 hours in warm water
Sow early Imbolc indoors in a warm place or in a greenhouse, planting seeds 2 - 5cm deep in individual pots(Scarifying to speed germination, especially if the seed has not swollen after being soaked). Germinates in 1 to 2 months. Grow the plants on in a greenhouse for at least their first winters Samhuinn. Plant them out into their permanent positions in the Vernal equinox of Spring, after the any expected frosts.
Division of the root clump as the plant comes into growth in the spring. Each portion must have at least one growing point. Pot up the divisions and grow them on in the greenhouse until they are well established and then plant them out in the summer. Can propogate with root cuttings.
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- Varietys and Summary of Uses
- Growing
- Pest Control
- Companions and in landscape
- Harvesting
- Dietary
- Health and self care
- In my Magickal Wyrdcraft and Druidry practice
- In European Culture and Folklore
Note: I have included related etymology (Origin of Words) for preserving the Language and
culture of Europe for Ethnic Europeans/English, at the end of this page.
Varietys and Summary of Uses
The starch from the roots is sometimes used as a laundry starch or for sizing.
The starch from the roots is sometimes used as a laundry starch or for sizing.
Growing
Companions and in Landscape
Pest Control
Harvesting
Dietary
Root - raw or cooked. It is the source of "canna starch" which is used as an arrowroot. The arrowroot is obtained by rasping the root to a pulp, then washing and straining to get rid of the fibres. This starch is very digestible. The very young tubers can also be eaten cooked, they are sweet but fibrousy. The root can be very large, sometimes as long as a person's forearm. In Peru the roots are baked for up to 12 hours by which time they become a white, translucent, fibrous and somewhat mucilaginous mass with a sweetish taste. The starch is in very large grains, about three times the size of potato starch grains, and can be seen with the naked eye. This starch is easily separated from the fibre of the root. The roots contain about 25% starch. The dry matter contains about 75 - 80% starch, 6 - 14% sugar, 1 - 3% protein, it is high in potassium, low in calcium and phosphorus. Young shoots - cooked and eaten as a green vegetable. Quite nutritious, containing at least 10% protein. The immature seeds are cooked in fat tortillas.
Root - raw or cooked. It is the source of "canna starch" which is used as an arrowroot. The arrowroot is obtained by rasping the root to a pulp, then washing and straining to get rid of the fibres. This starch is very digestible. The very young tubers can also be eaten cooked, they are sweet but fibrousy. The root can be very large, sometimes as long as a person's forearm. In Peru the roots are baked for up to 12 hours by which time they become a white, translucent, fibrous and somewhat mucilaginous mass with a sweetish taste. The starch is in very large grains, about three times the size of potato starch grains, and can be seen with the naked eye. This starch is easily separated from the fibre of the root. The roots contain about 25% starch. The dry matter contains about 75 - 80% starch, 6 - 14% sugar, 1 - 3% protein, it is high in potassium, low in calcium and phosphorus. Young shoots - cooked and eaten as a green vegetable. Quite nutritious, containing at least 10% protein. The immature seeds are cooked in fat tortillas.
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History and or Etimology
arrow-root (n.)
also arrowroot, 1690s, from arrow + root (n.). So called because the plant's fresh roots or tubers were used to absorb toxins from poison-dart wounds.
also arrowroot, 1690s, from arrow + root (n.). So called because the plant's fresh roots or tubers were used to absorb toxins from poison-dart wounds.
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