Adding A-Z CannaBase
CannaBase on its way.
All is safely gathered in
Autumn 2023, 398 pots of canna. At last the job is complete, and 398 pots of canna are under cover, their foliage was nipped by the frosts, and now has…
And the Heavens Cried
I was going to post a photo of the demolished, rotting foliage, but it looked so ugly I decided to manage without a photo of the destruction the weather has…
Blog relocating.. again
The Canna News Blog is on its travels again! After the harassment from cannabis enthusiasts to the CannaCyclopedia and CannasDeBeslon web sites, I have closed those sites, and now created…
Canna ‘Trinacria Variegata’
A small Italian Group cultivar; variegated foliage, oval shaped, white margin, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green + purple; spikes of flowers are reflexed, yellow and white, staminodes are large,…
Canna Auguste Ferrier
Back in the day, in 1997 on one of my canna-hunting expeditions I discovered Canna 'Auguste Ferrier' growing in the garden of an old farmhouse near La Rochelle, in western…
Canna break through – Canna ‘Vilamoura’
Reprint from Friday, 19 June 2015 After many years of attempting to create a cultivar with 5 petals, instead of the normal 4 petals, Thor Dalebø of Claines Canna…
Canna Leaf Shapes
The overall shapes of canna leaves are characteristic of the genus, and together with reproductive features, are used in plant identification. To assess the shape of a leaf, one examines the…
Canna naming chaos
There are serious problems in canna nomenclature which would seem to be intractable. A long time ago I realised that I can do no more than sharing my database containing…
Canna Social Media
Cannas and Calla Lilies Of Australia (Swap/buy/sell) Canna Collectors Southern Africa Canna Indica 'Europe' (bananier, agave) Planet Canna The International Canna Society The International Canna Society Buy, Sell and Trade…
Canna Virus
What are canna viruses? The Canna genus is susceptible to certain plant viruses, which can result in spotted or streaked leaves, in a mild form, but can ultimately result in stunted growth…
Cannas for Winter Decoration.
Extract from Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, 1908 Cannas for Winter Decoration. The canna is well known as a summer denizen of our gardens, but it may…
Double Canna Introduced
Dr Anthony Paul in South Africa has posted on Facebook a picture of a 7 petal Canna that he obtained from Kerala in India, called Canna 'Yellow Cart Wheel'. The…
Dr Triloki Nath Khoshoo
Born on 27th April 1927, the world of Cannaceae lost Dr Triloki Nath Khoshoo on the 10th June 2002. We have to thank Dr Khoshoo, one of the greatest botanists…
Eating your canna
It is often forgotten that Cannaceae is a vegetable, that was turned into a garden cultivar by early horticulturists.
Elegant New Life For Gaudy Canna
A reprint of a Canna News article first published FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2008 Elegant new life for gaudy Canna New York Times Elegant New Life For Gaudy Canna By LINDA…
Evening flowers have scent
Canna flaccida opens its flowers in the evening.
Germinating canna seeds
For those who live in the northern hemisphere and have not grown Canna from seed before, this may be a good time to start giving it some thought. The best…
Growing Seeds
There are a number of ways of getting seeds to germinate, but you’re best off doing that indoors because that’s where the environment is better protected. A seed needs to…