Looking for Canna x ehemanii and/or C iridiflora

Nicholas Plummer via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:42:01 PST
Old House Gardens lists Canna x Ehemanii for sale
https://oldhousegardens.com/

Nick

On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 2:49 PM Judy Glattstein via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> The ground here in western New Jersey is still covered with snow, now
> glazed with ice. The sun is shining. I went in the basement where
> dormant pots of bulbs are stored. Lo and behold, Eucomis pole-evansii
> has sprouted! But this year I caught it at only a couple of inches tall
> with tightly furled shoots rather than expanded floppy leaves.
>
> What does this have to do with cannas? Not much except A) It is March
> and B) I have faith that spring will come.
>
> I like cannas because up until last year the deer did not eat them. I
> have C. musaefolia, C. flaccida 'Purpurea', C. 'Tropicana', C. 'Bengal
> Tiger' (unless it is C. 'Tropicana'.) Used to have C. 'Stuttgart' but
> gave up on it - it sunburned so easily.
>
> The flowering of CC x ehemanii and iridiflora intrigues me. A quick
> Google show nothing apparently for sale. Can anyone suggest a source, or
> have any to share?
>
> Judy
>
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