I received the canna in this background photo as Red Wine. It never gets over about 2 -3 feet tall. Does anyone have any more info on the plant pictured ?
dwarf dark leaved - hot pink blooms ?
another pic about 32"
leaf - sorry you'll have to tilt your head to see :)
This message was edited Jun 25, 2006 8:18 AM
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ZONE 8B, HEAT ZONE 9, DEEP SOUTHEAST, TX
Charlatteda, Thank you for wonderful pics!
My canna has dark leaves (dark burgendy) but it's blooms are bright red.
Your hot pink blooms must be a hybrid. I would love to have a hot pink bloom.
I have canary yellow, orange, a blend of orange and yellow, and dark red. Recently purchased canna that has light pink blooms with deep green leaves. My cannas were taken from the yard of my Grandmother's log cabin built in 1911. My cannas must be the very old ones. All my cannas get 5/6 ' tall.
Where did you find your hot pink canna?
I favor cannas!
Keep those hands dirty!
Here is c. 'Red Wine' to compare:
http://www.karcheskycanna.com/redwine.htm
hmmm... I got this canna from Lowes 2 years ago so it should be a more available variety..
my camera doesnt do upclose red photos well but you can look at the first photo and see that the canna blooms are hot pink compared to the Hibiscus blooms (true red) to the left in the photo.
Mine also bloom dark hot pink....they were listed as "rasberry blooms with dark leaves" when I bought them, which is exactly what I was looking for. Your leaves are darker than mine, but mine are in pots and really in need of a shot of fertilizer. They have not been taller (so far) than 2 feet or so.