
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'
Thursday, October 28, 2010
canna 'Lunar Light'
Thursday, October 21, 2010
canna 'Black Jaspar'
canna 'Futurity Rose'
Friday, October 15, 2010
canna 'Burnt Opal'
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
canna 'Starry Night'
Sunday, October 3, 2010
canna 'Hotsie Totsie'
Friday, October 1, 2010
canna 'Lady K'
canna 'Rose Quartz'
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
canna 'Pompadour'
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

Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010


canna 'Angele Martin'
Sunday, September 5, 2010
canna 'Flambé'
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

Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011


canna 'Thai Sunray'
Saturday, September 4, 2010
canna 'Beloved'
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
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA, 2011

canna 'Florence Vaughn'
canna 'Zulu Warrior'
canna 'Mia Dolce'
Thursday, September 2, 2010
canna 'Allegheny Sunrise'
Canna 'Allegheny Sunrise' offers delicate hummingbird attractive rich golden blooms with apricot centers that bloom up the stem and are held above the foliage. Large bluish green leaves. Prolific bloomer. Taller height to about 6 ft.
Alice Harris, USA 2010
Alice Harris, USA 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
canna 'Peach Butterflies'
Canna 'Peach Butterflies' offers apricot peach shades of wide open trumpet shaped blooms that bloom up the stem with many many blooms to each flower head. Large green leaves. Heavy bloomer with multiple flower heads open at once. Hummingbird attractive. Height to about 72" Grows well used as a bedding plant or as an aquatic. Part of the ® Butterfly Canna Series. Sister canna to 'Pink Butterflies', 'Yellow Butterflies', 'White Butterflies', and 'Rose Butterflies'.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA, 2011
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA, 2011

Monday, August 30, 2010
canna 'warszewiczii'
Sunday, August 29, 2010
canna 'Dawn's Early Light'
Canna 'Dawn's Early Light' offers medium butter yellow blooms with deeper centers. Blooms are held high above the foliage.Large apple green leaves with white margins. Height to about 6 ft.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2009
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2009

Saturday, August 28, 2010
canna 'Skyhawk'
Canna 'Skyhawk' boasts smaller coral pink hummingbird attractive blooms in varying tones depending on the season. Large dark leaves and strong structure. Gorgeous canna that can grow to 12' in our zone 6. Excellent specimen, screening, naturalizing, and hummingbird canna.
Origin: Johnny K. Johnson, USA

Origin: Johnny K. Johnson, USA


canna 'Erebus'
Canna 'Erebus' has open delicate pink blooms held above blue green glauca type leaves.
Does equally well as a bedding or an aquatic canna. Constant bloomer. Hummingbird attractive. Height to about 5'. Very pretty canna.
Developed at Longwood Gardens in the 1970's under Robert Armstrong's breeding program.
Does equally well as a bedding or an aquatic canna. Constant bloomer. Hummingbird attractive. Height to about 5'. Very pretty canna.
Developed at Longwood Gardens in the 1970's under Robert Armstrong's breeding program.

Sunday, August 22, 2010
Variegated Cannas
Saturday, August 21, 2010
canna musafolia 'Grande'
Canna musafolia 'Grande' is very large structured species type canna that performs well as an ornamental. Huge dark green maroon edged leaves, dark maroon stems, and smaller size red blooms. Tall height to about 12' here :) Excellent for hummingbirds, specimen and screen plantings, or just making a strong statement in the garden!
Origin: Herb Kelly, USA
Origin: Herb Kelly, USA



canna 'Fantastic Red'
Friday, August 20, 2010
canna 'Yellow Butterflies'
Canna 'Yellow Butterflies' offers lovely wide open bright yellow blooms with rose red at the center that bloom up the stem and are held high above rich green foliage. Hummingbirds (and occasionally butterflies, too) love this canna. Medium height to about 5'. Can be grown as an aquatic, also. Part of the ®Butterfly Canna Series. Sister canna to 'Pink Butterflies', 'Yellow Butterflies', 'White Butterflies', and 'Rose Butterflies'.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2011

canna 'Pink Cloud'
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
canna 'Shamrock White'
Canna 'Shamrock White' offers large pure white ruffled blooms with slight pink freckling at the labellum. Shamrock green leaves. Shorter medium height. Very pretty.
Dave Karchesky, USA 2011
Dave Karchesky, USA 2011

Monday, August 2, 2010
canna 'Bejeweled'
Sunday, August 1, 2010
canna 'Caribbean Sunset'
Canna 'Caribbean Sunset' offers striking gorgeous red blooms laced in vermilion and gold, and petals trimmed in gold. Dark green leaves with a deep red margin. Medium height to about 50". Showy pretty canna.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010

Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010


Saturday, July 31, 2010
canna 'Risky Business'
Friday, July 30, 2010
canna 'Sugar and Spice'
Delicately coloured canna 'Sugar and Spice' offers large heavily spotted creamy yellow to cream white flower heads. Large green leaves. Extra heavy bloomer. Very nice.
Height to about 5'.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010
Height to about 5'.
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
canna 'Rosever'
Saturday, July 24, 2010
canna 'Polly Gay'
Friday, July 23, 2010
canna 'Pacific Beauty' aka 'Semaphore'
Heirloom canna 'Pacific Beauty' offers unusually coloured hot saffron yellow blooms with hot orange centers extending into the petals. Rich olive bronze elongated leaves with maroon edges, midribs, and veining. Height to around 60". Hummingbird attractive. Also known as 'Semaphore'. Gorgeous bright coloured heirloom canna.

Friday, July 16, 2010
canna 'Candles'
Canna 'Candles' is a gorgeous canna with blooms opening deep peach apricot to age peach. Deep rose centers. Dark foliage. This canna blooms with multiple heads at once, and as one bloom head finishes, the stalk breaks to a new budstem and flower head. In the half light of sunrise and sunset, 'Candles' blooms have the appearance of glowing candles.
Shorter medium height to about 50"
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010-11
Shorter medium height to about 50"
Hybridizer: Alice Harris, USA 2010-11

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