Dwarf cannas grow just 2 to 3 feet tall, but canna musifolia can reach 12 to 14 feet! Some early-season annuals are not summer bloomers. Osteospermum, for example, blooms heavily in spring and ...

They come in many shades, from golden yellow to sunset pink, but these canna musifolia bulbs are a brilliant coral. This particular canna variety is known for its large, dramatic leaves.

The modern-day cannas emanated from the Canna musifolia. "Musifolia" simply means it's got leaves like a banana leaf. From these plants hybridisers have bred new ones. Each flower produces seed ...

The oldest, from 1858, is "Musifolia"; the youngest, "Bangkok," was found in 1960. Although dahlias outsell cannas, Kunst is excited about them and is looking to add to his collection.