Welcome to Karchesky Canna Blog


We grow our cannas cold climate Pennsylvania USA zone 6/5 at a higher elevation and where winters are cold but summers can be quite warm. Cannas grow very well here from May through October until frost takes them around Halloween.
Our naturally rich Appalachian soil well amended with organic compost and our area's warm sultry summers lend to excellent yields each season.

Cannas are tropical plants that can be grown very well in many non-tropical parts of the world. Cannas are grown in summer in every state of the USA with their unsurpassed beauty enjoyed in both warm and cooler climates.

Our Canna Blog features our own gorgeous cannas
as well as many older and heirloom varieties we also grow.

At the bottom of each page click 'Older' Posts' to go to the next page and scroll down to see them all.
Enjoy the cannas!!

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Our Current Growing Collection

Enjoy your stroll through our cannas!

Monday, December 17, 2012

canna 'Olivia'

Canna 'Olivia' offers gorgeous hot cerise blooms above olive spoon shaped leaves with maroon edges and midribs. Deep maroon stems and bud stems with a white farina. Shorter height variety to about 40"
canna 'Olivia' Alice Harris, USA 2012





Saturday, October 6, 2012

canna 'Creamy Stripes'


Canna 'Creamy Stripes' is an heirloom with speckled yellow medium sized blooms held above wide gold striped leaves. Shorter height variety to about 36". Very showy and interesting.























Monday, July 30, 2012

canna 'Für Elise'

Shorter canna with masses of clustered blooms with deep rose blotches that open yellow to mature white giving flowers a two toned effect. Flower colours also change with the seasons to colour differently providing even more appeal. Large spooned rich green leaves. Height to about 50".
Alice Harris, USA 2012



Saturday, July 28, 2012

canna 'Richard Rehg'

Canna 'Richard Rehg' boasts large blue green lance shaped leaves and larger loose hot red blooms with gold. Larger structure and tall height to 8-9'. Lovely bright colours.
Named for "Canna Boy" of the 1970's who always appeared with a red canna, but never received due recognition for his part to promote them.
A few decades late, but here it is!!!

canna 'Richard Rehg'
Alice Harris, USA 2012



Tuesday, May 1, 2012

canna 'Mary Finley'

Canna 'Mary Finley' opens pale yellow to cream with the entire petal surface covered in large irregularly shaped rose spots. Bluish green foliage. Very showy yet delicate.
Height to about 5'.
Alice Harris, USA 2011

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

canna 'Marabout'

Canna 'Marabout' offers masses of orange red hummingbird attractive blooms.
Rich green leaves with a white midrib and margin. Excellent in mass plantings, single, and use as a hummingbird plant. Height to about 6'.


Thursday, March 15, 2012

canna 'Sunbeam'

Canna 'Sunbeam' offers rich yellow gold blooms with deep apricot centers held above larger deep apple green foliage. Bright and lovely. Shorter height to about 4'.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

canna 'Raspberry Truffle'

Canna 'Raspberry Truffle' boasts large rich intense solid raspberry blooms with crimped petals. Semi sweet chocolate buds and stems. Large deep chocolate leaves laced forest green.
Medium height to about 6'.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2008



Thursday, February 2, 2012

canna 'Wyoming'

Large structured heirloom canna 'Wyoming' offers large orange blooms held high over deep chocolate green foliage. Very showy. Excellent grown as a specimen, in groups, or as screening. Tall height to about 8'. A very lovely heirloom canna.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

canna 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'

Canna 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' offers profusions of large hot magenta blooms held above deep olive maroon foliage. Medium height to about 5' Very striking gorgeous canna.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011