a canna selection

After somewhat less than a century cannas have a comeback.
Now they are more widely wanted for the flowers, although their reputation is more for the foliage and the overall appearance.
Flowers can be delicate, like the C. 'Panache', one of our favorites, but tend to be brash too.
The foliage can be special. Another of our favorites, C. 'Pretoria' or 'Bengal Tiger', has each leaf marked with yellowish green stripes.
People who like big leafs tend to buy Musa (banana) or Colocasia (elephant ears). Canna also can have large leaves.

The picture shows the leaf of a C. Pretoria, with a length of more than 40cm.

The canna we select combine nice flowers with good foliage, range from tall to small size.

Canna 'Stuttgart' (syn. C. Striata)

A tall cultivar, with smaller orange flowers. What strikes the most is the variegated leaf, which is long and slender.

The variation is special, elegant, and each leaf differs.
It thrives in open shadow, no direct sunlight, needs the moist conditions of our pots.

The picture shows this canna, over 2m high, with different variagation and flowering.

More detailed photos

Canna 'Panache'

A smaller canna (leaves reach up to 1m), with rather compact rooting, so it makes a neat 'clump'. A real favorite! Not only is it beautiful as a whole, it has narrow, glaucous-green leaves.
The flowers are soft apricot, shading to deep pink in the throat, and grow in open trusses.