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!

Friday, April 1, 2011

canna 'Rosetta'

Canna 'Rosetta' boasts larger deep vibrant pink blooms held above large spooned leaves.
Height to about 40" A very lovely canna.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

canna 'Antique Brass'

Canna 'Antique Brass offers large yellow gold blooms with rust red centers, rosey cream buds, and larger bronzed olive leaves with bronze midribs. Medium height to about 50".
Very pretty colour combination.
Alice Harris, USA 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

canna 'Transvaal'

Canna 'Transvaal' offers bi-colour rich golden blooms with rich raspberry red centers that bleed onto the petals to at times almost obliterate the gold. Medium bluish green leaves with white margins. Medium height to about 55"
Alice Harris, USA 2011


Friday, March 18, 2011

canna 'Joker'

Tall canna 'Joker' offers larger open type red spotted golden red hummingbird attractive blooms held high above the foliage. Olive maroon leaves with deep maroon midribs.Tall height to about 8 ft. A very lovely tall canna with larger blooms.
Alice Harris, USA 2011



canna 'Cardinal Sinn'

Tall canna 'Cardinal Sinn' offers large intense red "open" heads with scalloped petals that bloom up the stem. Dark buds and budstems. Large lance-shaped rich green leaves. Very lovely intense Christmas colour combination. Blooms continuously. Hummingbird attractive. Tall height to about 8 ft.
Alice Harris, USA 2008


canna 'Mother's Day Pink'

Canna 'Mother's Day Pink' is the colour of the corsages Daughters once wore in honour of their living mothers on Mother's Day. Larger pure pink blooms and bluish green leaves. Shorter medium height to about 50".
Delicate and lovely.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011

canna 'Rose Butterflies'

Canna 'Rose Butterflies' boasts sprays of open type bright deep rose blooms that are darker at the centers. Deep rose buds and medium green leaves with white midribs and margins. Blooms with multiple heads open at once. Very pretty! Height to about 5'
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

canna 'Butterfly Brocade'

Gorgeous canna 'Butterfly Brocade' boasts red on red spotted petals trimmed with wide gold irregular margins. Butterfly and hummingbird attractive. Medium height 5-6 ft.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011


Wednesday, January 26, 2011

canna 'Be Mine'

Gorgeous canna 'Be Mine' offers large white blooms with deep rose centers radiating onto the petals. Blue green foliage. Shorter height to about 48". Extra lovely canna.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011



Tuesday, January 25, 2011

canna 'White Butterflies'

Canna 'White Butterflies' is an excellent aquatic, land grown, and pot grown canna. Open type notched wnite blooms with pink freckled throats. Blue green glacous leaves. Blooms with multiple heads open at once. Hummingbird attractive. Very pretty.Height to about 5'.
Alice Harris, USA 2011

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

canna 'Red Humbert'

Heirloom canna 'Red Humbert' boasts larger crimson red blooms held above large deep maroon olive leaves. Strong stately structure. Height to about 8'.

Monday, November 1, 2010

canna 'Ballada'

Canna 'Ballada' offers clouds of pale pink blooms with rose centers held above blue green lance shaped leaves. Forms a shrub-like clump. Shorter height to about 48" A very pretty different canna.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

Thursday, October 28, 2010

canna 'Lunar Light'

Canna 'Lunar Light' has large blooms in an unusual striking shade of yellow. Larger size apple green leaves. Very bright and very pretty. Medium height to about 5'
Hybridizer: Marcelle Shepphard, USA

Thursday, October 21, 2010

canna 'Black Jaspar'

Canna 'Black Jaspar' offers large deep red blooms held above large dark spooned leaves with red purple midribs. Medium height to about 40". Very showy and pretty canna :)
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

canna 'Futurity Rose'

Gorgeous canna 'Futurity Rose'. One of the all time beauties. Deep rose pink blooms above dark spooned leaves. Deep coral pink buds. Dark Stems and bud stems. Height to about 48".

Friday, October 15, 2010

canna 'Burnt Opal'

Canna 'Burnt Opal' offers large blooms in varying shades of opal.
Dark stems, bud stems, and large dark leaves. Height to about 50" A true beauty.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

canna 'Starry Night'

Canna 'Starry Night' offers soft vibrant pink star shaped blooms held above deep dark pointed lance shaped leaves. Height about 4 ft. Delicate and lovely.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

Sunday, October 3, 2010

canna 'Hotsie Totsie'

Canna 'Hotsie Totsie' offers large hot pink gold embellished blooms and paddle shaped green leaves,. Shorter height to about 40". Excellent constant bloomer. Absolutely gorgeous.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2009


Friday, October 1, 2010

canna 'Lady K'

Canna 'Lady K' offers large apricot pink blooms with deep rose centers. Large dark spooned leaves. Dark stems. Heavy bloomer. Medium height to about 48". Very lovely.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris USA 2011

canna 'Rose Quartz'

Canna 'Rose Quartz' offers large rose quartz blooms with golden centers and gold trimming at the petal edges. Bluish green leaves. Shorter medium height to about 50".
Hybridizer: Alice Harris USA 2011

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

canna 'Pompadour'

Canna 'Pompadour' boasts extra large rich deep rose pink blooms that are darker at the center. Dusky black stems and bud stems with hot pink buds. Crinkled green leaves with red margins. Shorter medium height to about 40". Very pretty unusual canna.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

Monday, September 6, 2010

canna 'Pink Butterflies'

Canna 'Pink Butterflies' offers delicate true pink butterfly shaped blooms that open in flush along the bud stem. Green leaves and stems. Held high blooms attract hummingbirds and butterflies who often perch to enjoy the view :) Medium height to about 5 ft. Very pretty. Part of the ® Butterfly Canna Series. Sister canna to 'Pink Butterflies', 'Yellow Butterflies', 'White Butterflies', and 'Rose Butterflies'.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010


canna 'Angele Martin'

Heirloom canna 'Angele Martin' offers pinkish apricot blooms held above chocolate foliage. Extra heavy bloomer. Height to about 5'. Extra lovely.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

canna 'Flambรฉ'

Large structured foliage canna 'Flambe' has large leaves in varying shades of maroon green. New leaves emerge near chartreuse with dark maroon veins and hot red midribs and margins. Stand out colours and size. Very showy. Small reddish blooms are favoured by hummingbirds. Height to about 10'. Excellent for specimen plantings and screening.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011


canna 'Thai Sunray'

Canna 'Thai Sunray' is an heirloom canna from Thailand. Large bi-colour yellow and orange-red blooms are held high above rich green foliage. Leaves have a thin white margin and light mid rib. Taller height to around 6'. Very gorgeous canna.
To us from Margie Brown, USA.


Saturday, September 4, 2010

canna 'Beloved'

Very lovely canna 'Beloved' offers large white blooms with deep rose centers that radiate rose into the petals. Bluish green leaves. Shorter medium height to about 50". Delicate extra gorgeous canna.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA

Friday, September 3, 2010

canna 'Stars and Stripes'

Bright and showy canna 'Stars and Stripes' boasts crimson red blooms with yellow at the center radiating onto the petals. Darker green leaves. Medium height to about 50".
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA, 2011

canna 'Florence Vaughn'

Heirloom canna 'Florence Vaughn' offers bright large bicoloured red orange over golden yellow blooms held high above large green leaves. Dusky purplish budstems. Taller height to about 6'. Heavy bloomer. Very pretty. Many thanks to Jeff Rozden to allow us to grow this beautiful canna clean again.

canna 'Zulu Warrior'

Canna 'Zulu Warrior' boasts open hummingbird attractive hot deep orange blooms held above chocolate olive foliage offering an excellent colour combination. Constant bloomer. Height at about 5'.
Hybridizer: Marcelle Sheppard, USA

canna 'Mia Dolce'

Canna 'Mia Dolce' offers large deep pink blooms and deep green leaves. Medium height to about 5 ft. Very lovely.
Alice Harris, USA 2010