It also grows easily inside, behind a window, that can be looking to the north. Then it also blooms in winter.
The seed pods (capsules) are very decorative, dark red.
 More detailed photos
Canna 'Pretoria' (syn. Bengal Tiger, Striatum)
This is a special one. It's also rather small (leaves reach up to 1.5m), and has a remarkable foliage.
It not only has yellowish green veins, as seen in the picture on the right (column 1).
The production of chlorophyll (the green stuff) varies with the intensity of the light.
In full sun leaves tend to be light green, with soft vein-contrast.
When placed in open shadow, the leaves have more chlorophyll and the veins are more pronounced.
Once the leave has been formed, the amount of chlorophyll doesn't change with changing light conditions.
This emphasises our findings : many canna's are more decorative if not placed in full sun. As can be seen in the image, the leaves produced more in the summer have a lighter colour.
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More detailed photos (Pretoria)
Canna 'Durban' (syn. Tropicanna, Phasion)
A small canna, and varies a lot in color of the leaves. As mentioned with C. Pretoria,
the amount of sunlight plays an important role.
Why it sometimes has been called 'psychedelic' is seen in the next pictures : Splendid!
 The flowers are orange, like C. Pretoria.
The variation in leaves : from darker green to bright red.
And the effect of the bright red leaves, the light from behind them :
No photoshop, no enhancement!
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Patio palustre (foundation), 2008
