The Great Unkillables

This is the flower of a Canna Lily. They are one of the plants that I refer to as 'The Great Unkillables', so to anyone who isnt accustomed to my slang, this is a plant that is incredibly hard to kill provided you ensure they have enough water to establish them, occasional watering and maintenance (eg, pruning the dead shoots). Admittedly they wont look very pleasant if they barely get any water or care, the edges of the leaves will burn, they wont grow much higher than your knee and will generally look terrible. If they receive general care, they can get quite tall (Ive seen some in very damp spots reach up to 2m high), flower prolifically and spread like nobodies business. When they get too thick, take to them with a shovel and dig them up to thin them out. They generally wont mind. The plant grows from rhizomes under the grounds surface. The rhizomes have several growing points, so the plant forms a large clumping habit. They come in quite an assortment of tropical colours. The flowers range from pink, red, orange, yellow and mixtures there of. The leaves can also come in a variety of colours from green to dark plum. You can also find varieties with stripey variegation on their leaves in an assortment of colours from bright red or bright yellow, that is mixed with a shade of light green or dark green. They are a plant that is extremely good at giving your garden a tropical flavour and can be extremely rewarding with very little care. Just a word of caution, they will grow quite thick and spread quickly if they are growing in very damp conditions. Also apologies for the photo quality, still saving for a new phone.