Canna Heights

Canna 'Sky Hawk' introduced by Johny K. Johnson Canna 'Tom Thumb', introduced by Thor Dalebø Canna vary considerably in height, ranging from plants small enough for the dining table (such…

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…

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…

Weather forecasting

After nearly thirty years of growing canna I am still surprised by them... unexpected colours, oddly shaped flowers, but today I had another surprise. My Canna iridiflora growing in our…

Thoughts on Virus from Hart Canna

(Reprint from Tuesday, 1 January 2008) CANNA VIRUS DISEASE A guest article authored by Keith Hayward, Hart Canna Most gardeners with a particular interest in cannas will by now be…

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 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…

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…