Balisier collecting and growing
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 YANG Published: August 22, 1991 THE stately canna — pride of gas stations, municipal buildings and (horror of horrors) Victorian planting beds — has long … Read more
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 of the last century, for most of our current knowledge of the Canna genus, and have to be grateful for his interest in Cannas. In … Read more
Mr Johnny K. Johnson of Kentucky, USA introduced four new varieties in 2003, the last ones he introduced before retiring from hybridising Cannas after suffering a heart condition. Amongst those introduced was Canna ‘Wander Lust’. “The flowers are rich pink with a quarter inch gold edge. Foliage is green.”, was how Mr Johnson described his … Read more
Canna ‘Bubblegum’ is a Premier Group cultivar, the flowers are pink with an almost lavender overlay. Foliage is green.
REPRINT FROM 2008 Mr Johnny K. Johnson of Kentucky, USA introduced four new varieties in 2003, the last ones he introduced before retiring from hybridising Cannas after suffering a heart condition. Amongst those introduced was Canna ‘Porcelain Petals’. Mr Johnson stated that, “Flowers are cream to yellow with a pink to rose center. When fall … Read more
Canna ‘Borneo’ revisited.
Canna enthusiasts are well aware of the damage that slugs and snails can cause in their plants, and although the use of chemical slug repellents is a possible protection option, the preference is often towards more environmentally friendly methods, and that’s a good thing. So how can we win this war? Firstly, the bad news… … Read more
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 time to plant the seeds is dependant on the facilities that you have available. If you have access to a propagator or heated greenhouse then … Read more
It is often forgotten that Cannaceae is a vegetable, that was turned into a garden cultivar by early horticulturists.
Each cell of a canna plant naturally has 18 chromosomes, or 9 pairs of chromosomes from the seed and pollen parents respectively. These plants with their paired chromosomes are termed diploid, from the Greek word for “double”.