Canna 'Shaka Zulu'

When Mr Donnie Hallman of Deersprings Nursery, South Carolina, USA announced his new introductions for 2002, it aroused a large amount of interest. There were four new cultivars, amongst which was Canna 'Shaka Zulu''.

"Flowers are bright orange/red. Foliage is very dark. Sunglasses are not provided with this plant, so don't stare directly at it.", stated Mr Hallman. " Well... maybe not that bright, but still very pretty. 5 ft. Tall.", he concluded. The breeding is C. 'Pacific Beauty' x C. 'Kenya'.

Canna 'Sémaphore'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, lanceolate shaped, upright habit; round stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured saffron-yellow (RHS 21A), staminodes are narrow; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating. Introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1895.

Bred by Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1895. First mentioned in the R.H.S. Journal of 1898-9. Featured in the 1908 and 1909 R.H.S. trials at Wisley, without award. Synonym: C. 'Pacific Beauty'

Canna 'Sémaphore'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, lanceolate shaped, upright habit; round stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured saffron-yellow (RHS 21A), staminodes are narrow; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating. Introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1895.

Bred by Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1895. First mentioned in the R.H.S. Journal of 1898-9. Featured in the 1908 and 1909 R.H.S. trials at Wisley, without award. Synonym: C. 'Pacific Beauty'