Canna 'Tarrytown'

A medium sized Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are red streaked with burnt-red, edges ruffled, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.

Introduced by Luther Burbank, California, USA in 1896.

Canna 'Burbank'

A medium sized aquatic Italian Group cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; green foliage, ovoid shaped, upright habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are cupped, yellow with red spots, staminodes are large, edges irregular, stamen is yellow, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Luther Burbank, California, USA in 1896. Although a contemporary of C. 'Austria', this cultivar differs by being closer to the wild species C. flaccida in its behaviour. In tropical climates this could become a thug, as it is so prolific. This makes it great for Northern European climates where it thrives in a more controlled way.

Synonyms: C. 'Epiphany', C. 'Sunshine', C. 'Sunshine Yellow'

Revisiting Canna 'Wyoming'

A tall Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are large; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, PA, USA. The registration of this cultivar was confirmed in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society publication, called Horticulture, 1915. Vol.22. p.851. Dec.25 and shows that the introducer was Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, PA, USA.

There has been confusion for many years, with many insisting that Luther Burbank introduced the cultivar, but there is no evidence to show his interest in cannas went beyond his documented introductions of C. 'Burbank', and C. 'Tarrytown'.

Awards: 2002 Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in the RHS outdoor trials at Wisley, England. Synonyms: C. 'Biarritz', C. 'G.V. King', C. 'Glow of Love', C. 'Liberté', C. 'Professor Lorentz', C. 'Professor Lorenz', C. 'Stellar Blut'

Revisiting Canna 'Burbank'

A medium sized aquatic Italian Group cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; green foliage, ovoid shaped, upright habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are cupped, yellow with red spots, staminodes are large, edges irregular, stamen is yellow, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Luther Burbank, California, USA in 1896. Although a contemporary of C. 'Austria', this cultivar differs by being closer to the wild species C. flaccida in its behaviour. In tropical climates this could become a thug, as it is so prolific. This makes it great for Northern European climates where it thrives in a more controlled way.

Synonyms: C. 'Epiphany', C. 'Sunshine', C. 'Sunshine Yellow'