I'll send 50 seeds from his canna to the first person who can correctly name it.
It's a beautiful plant - can grow to 12 feet. It has dark green leaves, trimmed with burgundy.
It has a fairly dark red flower, with red seed pods. The seeds are hard, like black BBs.
I have more pictures. Ask if you'd like to see them.
I thought maybe Wintzers, but I'm not sure.
Steve
WIN THIS CANNA!
c. indica Purpurea ?
am preaty sure i know what it is butll not say. let some others win the seeds if know one guess it ill tell you then
Boy, that sure leaves the newbees out.LOL
im pretty sure this is too hard for me.
by the way its not Wintzers the flowers are wrong in wintzers it has Speices Flower and the leaves are Darker to Paul
John And Mr E use this site check the pics with the one that Skaz is showing http://www.karcheskycanna.com/ regards Paul
i did. i didnt spend a long time, i just thought it looked a lot like this: http://www.karcheskycanna.com/images/c-indicapurpurea-p.jpg and i sorta wanted to be the first one.
is it Mystique? i dont know if that gets 12 feet tall though
ok i give up, i suck.
I spent quite a bit of time on Karchesky Canna, and couldn't find it. Of course, that doesn't mean it's not there...
Scarlet`s Rib?
It looks like the Scarlet's Rib pictures, but PlantFiles says Scarlet's Rib grows 4-6 feet. Mine are at least 10 feet tall.
Steve
Ok heres what am preaty sure it is Burgundy Blush Regards Paul
How about Anchiras?
im a newbie i dont no it but its nice of you to do this bonnie and nicole
i have Anchiras the flowers are orange and to small
red stripe?
c.Indica Purpurea?
I want the dad gum seeds so I`ll keep trying. :)
Gardener,
I'll send you seeds - I have plenty. I've been trying all summer to get a name for this plant, with no luck.
Steve
Steve ask Alice Harris
I asked Alice. No luck there, either.
You know I looked around a bit and I think it looks a lot like
Russian Red.
Pictures of plants can be tough because they can look different in different lighting and times of the day.
I bet Alice could help you out!
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Where did you get the plants? Only curious.
Its Sky Hawk
Whatever they are they are very pretty. Check this and see what you htink. The leaves are going to look different in different pictures depending on the lighting.
http://davesgarden.com/journal/j/viewentry/21653/
This message was edited Oct 7, 2006 6:37 PM
Here is one more link. I do like the pictures on this one. check it out.
http://www.bambooworld.com/giant%20canna.htm
I was just kidding about the seeds. I want the true winner to get them. I`m just looking around a bit.
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It's possible that my canna is there - just not enough detail in the pictures for me to to tell. I'll try to find more pictures for those cultivars.
Look at this pic i am pretty sure this is the one, also remember you are in Florida and things grow bigger here i have cannas that are supposed to be dwarfs and they grew to 6 feet paul
http://www.karcheskycanna.com/intrigue.htm
The flowers on Intrigue are peach - mine are red.
I think that out of all the pictures I've seen, Russian Red matches the closest.
The canna was given to me by a woman who has grown them for years. She doesn't know their name - I don't think she cares what they are.
Maybe it's not so important that they have a name.
Thanks to everyone who has tried to help. I have plenty of seeds - if you want to give me an address, I'd be glad to send you some.
They really are impressive plants. They grow very full, and very tall. Their colors are striking. I think this plant would be a great addition to any garden.
Steve
Mr Eli ~ you are killing me "ok i give up, i suck." Trust me, I am laughing with you, not at you. I have looked for quite a while attempting to identify this one and no luck.
Steve ~ it does resemble the Russian Red, maybe you should give them a name that YOU like and call it good? I am one of those type of gardeners................I garden strictly by looks, exact names give me a headache! LOL
Belinda :-)
Belinda,
I only wanted a name for trading purposes - otherwise, I don't care what it's called.
Steve
Steve,
I understand completely and it looks like you gave it a 100% effort. I am sure that your tradees will understand. Best of luck with them!
Belinda :-)
Belinda,
Would you like some seeds?
Steve
Steve,
I have this one also and just call it "pretty" LOL
it`s a russian red canna. i got 4 half dead stalks from my neighbor who said she couldnt get them to grow. i now have over 30 plants that took-over my entire flower garden area. i`m in zone 6b and they seem to grow quite-well here,in north-eastern tennessee. i`ll send a picture for reference. in the picture,you`ll see me standing on my front porch next to the latest bloom. i am 6 feet tall,and the cannas are planted in the flower bed,wich is 2 feet below the porch. i planted them in the flower bed in may,of this year 2006.
I think you're right. They look identical to mine.
Steve