Canna 'Tropical Yellow'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are yellow with rose-red spots, edges irregular, stamen is yellow, style is yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. Synonym: C. 'Tinkerbell'.

Canna 'Tropical White'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, cream speckled with rose, staminodes are medium size, edges serrated, stamen is lemon, style is primrose-yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is slow.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan.

Canna 'Tropical Salmon'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan.

Canna 'Tropical Rose'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured rose, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals green, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. Synonym: C. 'Japanese Rose'

Canna 'Tropical Red'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured red, throat pale yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, style is yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. Synonym: C. 'Tropic Red'

Canna 'Corsica'

A small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are reflexed, apricot having a pink blush and with a saffron-yellow margin, throat gold, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, labellum is marked with gold, stamen is gold with apricot markings, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. in late 1990's. One of the Island Series, in total there are: C. 'Corsica', C. 'Gran Canaria', C. 'Kreta', and C. 'Madeira'. They were originally propagated as meristem cultures and distributed as small plugs, but apparently Canna does not lend itself easily to that form of culture and they have been removed from widespread commercial production.

Canna 'Tropical Salmon'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan.

Canna 'Tropical Yellow'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are yellow with rose-red spots, edges irregular, stamen is yellow, style is yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. Synonym: C. 'Tinkerbell'.

Canna 'Tropical Rose'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured rose, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals green, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. Synonym: C. 'Japanese Rose'

Canna 'Tropical Red'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured red, throat pale yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, style is yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. Synonym: C. 'Tropic Red'

Revisiting Canna 'Corsica'

A small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are reflexed, apricot having a pink blush and with a saffron-yellow margin, throat gold, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, labellum is marked with gold, stamen is gold with apricot markings, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan. in late 1990's. One of the Island Series, in total there are: C. 'Corsica', C. 'Gran Canaria', C. 'Kreta', and C. 'Madeira'. They were originally propagated as meristem cultures and distributed as small plugs, but apparently Canna does not lend itself easily to that form of culture and they have been removed from widespread commercial production.

Introducing Canna 'Tropical White'

A small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, cream speckled with rose, staminodes are medium size, edges serrated, stamen is lemon, style is primrose-yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is slow.

Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan, and offered for trial by Keith Hayward of Hart Canna, England, EU.

Link to Hart Canna web site