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 ...

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.