Canna ~2013~

That is lovely harry

 

I'm a bit disappointed with my 'Brasiliensis'. The flowers shown on the packet looked so big! I'll be looking for something a bit more impressive next year. 'Picasso' is looking a favourite

 

Here's my Canna 'orange/red' hybrid this morning, just opening. Looks very similar to your Canna 'tropical' Harry , its certainly a very bright red (doesn't come across in the photo so much), I likey



And his the very fat seed pods already on my first Canna to flower this year - 'Limbata'

 

I think a lot of Canna names are flexible and used for several different types Bilbo . I grew these from seed 3 years ago and have been very pleased with them. But I have never got a seed from them . Now I know some are hybrids and don't produce seeds , but if that is so where did my seeds come from ?

 

I'm assuming brasiliensis is a species Freddy.
Most have small flowers.
Go for the named Hybrids, if you want sizeable flowers.

 

Yes Pete, Brasiliensis is a species variety, as you say they tend to have smaller more delicate flowers. I also have Brasiliensis and along with Speciosa, Limbata and Altensteinii too which are all species varieties, to be honest I prefer them to the more showy hybrids

 

My hybrid today,orange flower im not sure it fully open yet so will look forward to more of a show tomo onwards

It stands about 3 ft high,here are the leaves..

Canna australis is getting quite large now ..

 

Love the australis joolz a bit bigger than mine but mine has a flower spike forming.
All my canna are still quite small compared to some on here, but they are smaller varieties

 

Grrr...what do you have to do to get true-to-name/description cannas? Bought a dwarf, large-flowered pink..it's red Bought seed of the Suttons edible one which showed variegated leaves..they're all plain-leaved Bought what was supposed to be a vivid scarlet with purple leaves...it's turned out green-leaved with orange flowers OK, most of them are garden-worthy, but it makes a mockery of planning colour schemes! Rant over...

 

ok I`m behind you lot , but the foliage is looking good

 

Some more have flowered
New zealand..thank you sal

Warz..thank you kristen

Inica kress..

Tropical yellow..

Hybrid ..

And another pic of the orange hybrid ..

 

Very nice Joolz, I've got a few in flower now too, I'll try and get some photos up soon. I have Speciosa, Brasiliensis, Orange/Red hybrid, Limbata and Tenerife all flowering

 

Thanks bilbo they all seem to come at once dont they ive stil got a few more yet to flower yhou..red bird,russian red,blue thai and paniculata x

 

wow Joolz I`m impressed , my New Zealand canna look really good , as I picked it up while already in seeds I didn`t know what color was it .

the seeds was picked up here




Katikati Bird Gardens

 

It looks just like my garden sal apart from i got hens not ducks ...i can wishx