Multi Coloured Canna

Did you expect that Mushy or was it a surprise ?

How utterly fantastic!!!

What a beauty Mushy......

Oohh...fabulous....:>)

Amy it was a total surprise ..I am going to make sure this comes in winter..

Thanks for the comments..... Meanie Motinot and Milky

Oooh oooh oooh what is it? What did you think you were buying? I want it:-)))

lovely mushy ;o))

ooooh this stunning.....

Thanks everyone
Bornagain : I just thought i was getting a canna indica but got this cos it was the
only one with the stripy leaves :o))

I think canna indica covers a multitude, sort of the family name lol, so it probably is an indica, that's what Tommymoo calls his:-)

Will Giles calls it Canna 'Cleopatra' in his blog, I've just noticed.
What a wonderful name :)

Hello Tommymoo, I'll have a look :-)

Hello Bornagain, please do :o)

Beautiful, all our Cannas grew really well this year, have taken them inside.

Haven't taken mine in yet Dd2, you're very good:-) This is my first year and after watching this weeks Gardeners World, I'll be closely inspecting the leaves for virus...wish I hadn't watched it now lol. If it has the virus, you have to compost it and harvest the seeds, which apparently are ok. Do you just pot them up in a large pot with compost and cot the leaves down or leave them? I'm putting them in my garage which is quite light:-)

BA some have been potted up and bought into the garden room, some wrapped in paper and put in the shed, and some potted and put in a very sheltered place between two brick walls (an experiment) and some,
not all have had the leaves cut down.
I read about the virus last year, so have been on the look out, always something to contend with, when growing plants!!

How true, I've only got three, Durban has a flower almost open, but I suppose it won't happen now. I was amazed at how easy they were to look after:-)