Tropicals & Tender Perennials: TROPICAL PLANTS AND GARDENS #131, 1 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
I have some of those short cannas too, Alice. They are wonderful. But that orange one is 4 to 5ft. tall and kind of lanky. It was supposed to be 'Stuttgart' which is the canna with the beautiful white/green variegated foliage. But I bought them twice, from different vendors and never got a single swipe of variegation on them. They have nice smooth green leaves with a sheen of blue, and the delicate soft orange flowers, so I tolerate them wandering where they will in the garden all summer.

I'm with you on the rain thing, Kay. Since TS Andrea went by we've had hardly a spritz of rain. Hearing thunder all the time, but the storms all roll away from us.
- Achimenes are blooming away hiding under the variegated spiral ginger
- which is blooming away like crazy
- anybody know if 'Hilo Beauty' is an Alocasia, Colocasia, or a Caladium? I've heard it called all three by different people and catalogs.