Cannas Australia Heritage and New Hybrid Garden Plants
Welcome to Cannas Australia. Cannas Australia is an Informational and research site covering cannas grown, bred and found throughout Australia, I also sell my excess cannas (exquisite selection of New and Heirloom varieties) Cannas for sale from my garden to yours are available to Australian gardeners.
Cannas are a very long time flowering perennial plants. In Victoria they generally start flowering mid to late spring and continue flowering until the weather gets too cold or till the first frost of winter. In warmer climates like Queensland they can produce flowers continually.
Cannas come in an array of colors and size’s making the flowers parts vary, learn about the stamen and shapes and sizes of the labellum.
The beautiful canna Avagle raised in Australia by Canna gle Canna Lilys and a few other varieties are now on sale as I simply have to much as some are almost outgrowing their allotted space in my garden, Proceed to Shop -Plant Sale- Buy 1 Get 2, Postage to Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland Gardeners.
Growing these tropical plants I have really enjoyed as they just flower for so long here in Victoria, my canna collection has grown and includes old heritage and hybrid canna plants such as the old Humbert Cannas to some new garden plants like Canna Vestarae to the dwarf short growing spotted cultivar with the appropriate name of Spotted Delight.
Looking for a particular canna or flower color? Use the search box below to find it fast on Cannas Australia.
Cannas like the cultivar John Lochner pictured above are sometimes called canna bulbs learn about what cannas really are and how much cannas increase and propagate
Some other heirloom types that were popular in their day were the plants raised and known as the Antoine Crozy Cannas.
Often these summer flowering plants are found for sale under the name cannas x generalis.
Sometimes they are also called canna lilies, these heritage plants can still be found growing in old gardens, some are also suitable as pond plants, yet these exotic plants also take the dry and are tough water wise plants and have stood the test of time here in Victoria and abroad. As tough as these plants are they don't flower in winter in Victoria.
Canna plants are long time growing perennials that flower throughout the year in areas that don't get frost damage in winter.
These are some of my picture scans from old vintage gardening catalogues and magazine that I've collected over the years, the old canna lilly flowers are colored so beautiful.
Here is a scanned picture I brought of a hand finished litho of species canna Liliiflora it was published around the 1860s.
Species such as canna Warscewiczii and Iridiflora pictured are a few of the original old types.
When growing cannas you too will find they have beautiful flowers and foliage and they come in a wide range of colors including green, purple toned and bronzed leaves.
Some have variegated foliage like the white leaves seen on the spectacular Stuttgart pictured below.
I was lucky enough many years ago to see my King Humbert show a flash reminder that he produced the even more famous YKH, Ive only ever seen this display once...Canna Roi Humbert aka King Humbert with dark foliage produced a sport which was named Yellow King Humbert with green foliage often with a few dark sectors through the leaves and Yellow King Humbert is also known to produce sports which are known as Red King Humbert with dark foliage also. The Heirloom Humbert Cannas
They really do offer something for everyone’s palette as there are many
types to choose from. These are easy to grow perennial plants learn about planting them so you can enjoy the colors of some canna flowers in your garden.
The spectacular pink flowering canna Madame Butterfly with up-to 14 cm wide blooms. Read a full description all about Madame Butterfly and many others.
A Tuckers Seed House from 1918 seed packet.
I hope you enjoy browsing my Cannas Australia site and find some useful information about these vibrant and colourful flowering plants to take away with you, Raelene
- Canpelkni Blooms Canna Varieties of these Tropical Flowering Plants
- Exotic plants of Canna Varieties. Growing cannas in Australia as garden flowers perennials
- Exotic Cannas Use's and Purpose of these Perennial Tropical Plants
- How Cannas have been used around the world. Not just as garden plants. In art a food source and jewelry
- Canna Virus in Australia
- Pictures of Canna Virus in Plants
- The Canna Lily and Why These Plants are Called This Name
- What is a Canna Lily are Cannas a true Lilies. What do you know these garden plants as. What is the correct name
- Different Parts of Canna Flowers their Names and Purpose
- Parts of Canna Flowers what are they called. Petals and flower buds. Purpose of colors on these beautiful garden plants
- Tips for Growing Cannas Where to Plant For that Exotic Garden Look
- Ideas for Growing Cannas. Where to Plant. What position is best. Sun or Shade for these tropicals. Ideal for backyard ponds and amongst cottage gardens
- Height of Canna Lily Plants Short Medium Tall + Giant Growing Cannas
- Different heights of Canna Lily Plants. Will a dwarf plant grow taller. How tall can cannas grow
- Exciting Tropical Canna Foliage as Colorful Accent Plants
- Colors of Canna Foliage. Variegated leaves of green shades and purple colored plants
- Variegated Foliage Cannas a Range of Stripes and Block Colours on Large Leaves
- Exotic plants with variegated foliage are the Cannas with colourful striped bright leaves. Description and pictures of these colourful garden plants.
- Favourite Cannas Picture Gallery
- Beautiful Favourite Cannas, Magnificent old flowers shouldn’t be forgotten. Cream of the crop Garden Cannas
- Prints of Canna Flowers from Old Antique Pictures, Beautiful Old Garden Flowers
- Old antique prints of canna flowers for sale as once grown in old gardens
- Cannas Garden Diary of Australian Canna Plants
- Garden Diary of cannas long flowering perennial plants. What happens and when. Flower guide throughout the year
- The Smallest Canna plant I Unknowingly Brought Through Mail Order
- Some of the smallest canna plants that have been posted to me over the years, pictures of some tiny plants I have bought, see how little they were.
- Reader Canna Questions and Aswers
- I receive Canna questions frequently and always try to give honest, helpful answers. I have selected some of the best Q and A's about Cannas and posted to Cannas Australia.com
- How Canna Seeds Develop and Grow from Pollination to Harvest
- Choosing and checking Canna seeds for sowing. Planting the hard black seeds, seed germination how they grow
- Tropical Cannas for Sale Vibrant Garden Plants
- Cannas for sale in Australia, Canna Lily Plants Post to Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland
- Gallery of Pink Cannas All the Shades of Pink Colored Garden Flowers
- Photos of Pink Cannas In Australia. Different shapes and shades of Pinks. Pictures and descriptions of pink flowering tropical plants
- Color Shades of Yellow Cannas as Bright Colorful Garden Plants
- Gardening with yellow cannas plus the many different tones of soft and rich yellow for the garden
- Gardening with Red Cannas the Different Types of Red Tropical Flowers
- Tropical Red Cannas with bright and colorful garden flowers. Shades of red flowers and varieties. Names and pictures
- Bronze Leaf Colored Red Cannas as Foliage Plants in the Graden Design
- Dark foliage and bronze leaf colored red cannas for pots and garden plants
- Flowering Cannas with Orange Flowers
- Different varieties of cannas with orange flowers. Coloured and shaded in different types of orange bi coloured and border trimmed cannas.
- Old Canna Breeders of These Tough Tropical Garden Plants
- The best Canna Breeders of old hybrid plants and new exotic looking cannas
- Heirloom Crozy Cannas Stunning Garden Plants Raised in France
- Description of old Crozy Cannas bred by Mr A Crozy. Picture of these old garden plants from the 1880s
- Canna Glauca is a Yellow Flowering Species Originating from America
- Long narrow leaves on canna Glauca, Blue green glaucous color. Pictures and description of this unusual tropical wetland plant used in breeding aquatic cannas.
- Greatest Canna Star of 1891, Large Sized & Brilliant Color
- Heirloom Canna Star of 1891 raised from Crozy Seed. Pictures and descriptions of this early American hybrid canna
- Old Canna Roma is a Easy to Grow Tall Growing Tropical Plant
- Raised in Italy Canna Roma is a heirloom plant with fresh green foliage and bright orange bordered golden yellow garden flowers, common in Australia
- Canna J D Cabos Heirloom Tropical Gardening Plants still growing
- Heritage canna J D Cabos over a hundred years old was an award winner at the World’s Fair. Great old heirloom cottage Gardening plants with bronze foliage
- Heirloom Canna Yellow King Humbert, Variegated Flowers & Leaves
- Amazing Canna Yellow King Humbert, Yellow & Red Spotted and Striped Blooms. Unusual Variegated leaves with Dark Brown Stripes.
- Australia Cole Cannas The heirloom Australian Garden Plants
- The Cole Cannas raised in Australia. Plant Names. Varieties and Pictures of these Australian Hybrids. Still widely grown as bedding plants
- Beautiful Australia Cole Cannas H- Z Old Plants Bred by Charles F Cole
- Growing the Australia Cole Cannas. Colours of these exotic plants. Old Cole Aussie hybrid gardening plants. Most Cole cultivars have green leaves.
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- Flowers and Plant Names of Alstroemeria Varieties in Australia
- List of Alstroemeria Varieties found throughout Australia, Flower photos, names of plants with colour variations.
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