Birth flower for July 9
Canna
Meaning: Passion
Canna seeds are round, hard and so heavy they sink in water; they were reportedly used as shotgun pellets, which is where the name Indian shot comes from. Most of the bright petals you see are actually stamens that have turned petal-like. In the Andes, one edible canna, achira, has been grown since ancient times for its starchy rhizomes.