Canna Land

Tropicanna Sizzles

More Tangelo

This is a much more open picture of Tangelo than the one I posted before.

And Now For Something Completely Different!

This Little Light Of Mine

C. 'Bangkok' is a treat for the eyes: green and white striped foliage, sunny yellow flowers, and red buds. It is short, so this year I am growing it in a pot. The foliage alone is very decorative.

I Confess - I Love Cardinal Sinn

Sparkling Australia

Canna 'Tama Tulipa'

Canna 'Omega'

Canna Land Expansion

This is the beginning of Canna Land. This bed has tall cannas so they can be seen over the above ground pool. Recently I added to the far end because I needed a place to grow some of my seedlings.

Last year my son removed a row of messy bushes. It was so dusty and miserable on that side of the house. The goal was to cool it off and make it an inviting destination. Last fall I used this area as a nursery bed for canna starts and irises.

This spring, vegetables were added. The tomato jungle you see behind the cannas is two Yellow Pear Tomato plants. I never saw any tomato grow like the Yellow Pear. It seems to be very disease resistant and able to outgrow tomato worms with minimal human help. It's a tomato superhero!

The Many Faces Of Cleopatra

Cleopatra is a chimera. This is a genetic condition that causes the plant to have variable flowers and foliage. Stalks with all green leaves produce yellow flowers with red dots. If the leaves have purple streaks, then the flowers will have more red in them. Look at the buds. Usually the yellow buds produce mostly yellow flowers and the red buds produce mostly red flowers. Every flower can be different, even on the same stalk.