Alex Cole vintage Australian cultivator bred by Charles F Cole, golden yellow splotched and striped scarlet with a heavily splotched upper labellum and stamen, green foliage, around 1.2mtrs, seeds yes.
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Annei
Annjee Australian canna, hybrid from Una, small cream flowers heavily overlaid n splotched deep pink, green foliage, around 1.2 mtrs.
Austra Australian canna, from pale yellow to cream overlaid with small spots of baby pink, good coverage on labellum and stamen also, green foliage, 1.2 mtrs, possibly a heritage canna misplaced/renamed.
Beatrix
Britannia heritage cultivator 1895, ever changing flowers with different color formations of yellow and orange, the only consistancy is labellum always with a high split, unstable formation with many surprises, green foliage, 1.7 mtrs+, seeds no.
Burbank
Capri heritage cultivator with delicate shades from yellow through to cream blooms with radiating rose pink tones, bleeds more pink in cooler weather, green foliage, this strain averages 1mtr, seeds yes.
Centenaire de Rozain-Boucharlat
C. F. Cole an Australian cultivator by Charles Frederick Cole and named this after himself, pale cream to white heavily spotted pink, green foliage, 1.3 mtrs.
Recent introduction to Australia dating back to the mid 1960s, Colibri has soft flushed yellow through to cream blooms with elongated baby pink splotches, green foliage, around 1.1 mtrs.
Copicana
Elizabeth Hoss heritage cultivator, golden yellow overlaid with elongated red splotches, green foliage, 1.4 mtrs+.
Eureka heritage cultivator pre 1920, from pale yellow buds slightly rippled edging on flowers which are ever so faintly splotched with soft pink, labellum is notched and is heavily blocked and splotched pink, yellow stamen has prominent markings also, green foliage, around 1.2 mtrs.
Evolution lightly ruffled multi shades of gold overlaid apricot flushed pink, green foliage, around 1.4 mtrs.
Flamingo Dawn is a truly beautiful canna very delicately shaded and mottled with soft pastel apricot, pink and cream blooms, beautiful canna that is a shocker to dig as she pulls herself down deep into soil, produces as a tight side shoot with minimal rhizome, green foliage, around 1.1mtrs, seeds no,,,,,Could possibly be a old Cole canna misplaced/renamed,,,there is also the cultivator Flamingo which is pink flushed apricot, and a heritage Flamingo which is scarlet red.
From early 1900's, Frau Gattenburg has sensational sunny yellow blooms with red radiating out from the centre, green foliage, around 1.6mtrs, seeds yes.
Frederick Benary seldom seen heritage cultivator with Big BIg BIG blooms of dark apricot orange that progress through to a soft overlaid pink tone, heavily splotched golden yellow throat and mottled stamen all finished off with a fine trim again in beautiful golden yellow, green foliage, giant around 2.3mtrs+, seeds no. Very fimilar to Ivor Evans.
Gem with many blooms from yellow buds progress through to cream, overlaid with baby pink splotches, heavily splotched dark pink labellum, green foliage, around 1.5 mtrs, seeds yes. this is one of the three forms of gem in Australia, a heritage canna misplaced/renamed?.
Gem form 2, yellow to cream irregular elongated pink splotches, around 1.7 mtrs green foliage, seeds yes.
Giselle by Bernard Yorke, yellow with a border and ruffled edge, heavily splotched with pale orange spots that progress to dark orange with age, green foliage.
Currently named Ians but posibly an old canna if so yet to be identified correctly.
Honey Mango possibly an old canna with a new name, rich multi coloured blooms, heavily overlaid and splotched with orange n yellow, very nicely finished off with a irregular golden yellow trim, green foliage, around 1.3 mtrs.
Joseph Buchan
Mrs Alfred F. Conard
Kathys Star with rich tangerine blooms that progress through to salmon pink, gold mottled stamen and occasionally throughout the season she shows a fine golden yellow margin and centre markings, green foliage, around 1.3 mtrs, seeds yes, possibly a heritage canna misplaced/renamed.
Konigen Charlotte (Queen Charlotte) 1893, blooms of red petals banded with a varying wide yellow margin, blooms above green foliage, around 1.1mtrs, seeds yes.
Lohengrin
Lucifer heritage cultivator, scarlet red with a sharp thin yellow border, stamen and labellum splotched, green foliage, 0.7 mtrs, makes a very tight clump.
Madame Butterfly, 1930s from the Grande Opera Series, green foliage, 1.3 mtrs+, seeds yes.
Marie Nagal
Marjorie Cole
M. Holtz aka Director/Professor M. Holtze, vibrant yellow blooms heavily spotted and blotched with elongated red splotches, green foliage, around 1.6 mtrs, seeds yes.
Mattie Cole
Parkridge Peach by Bernard Yorke, soft pastels, green foliage.
Pink Perfection Australian canna, with soft salmon through to a delightful pale pink with a cream throat and splotching on labellum, she also known to show irregular cream margins, green foliage, around 1.3 mtrs, seeds yes.
Pixie has soft toned butter yellow blooms, labellum heavily splotched red, green foliage, around 1.1mtrs, seeds yes, like most yellows is best in a part shade position, very small/compact rhizomes, possibly a heritage canna misplaced/renamed, often seen in old gardens.
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Dating back to the 1890s Roma has big frilly golden yellow blooms heavily splotched orange with yellow bordering above green foliage, around 2mtrs tall, seeds no, Roma is also incorrectly known as Florence Vaughan as seen in the vintage print here
Ruby Cole
Sherri Australia canna, opening from soft yellow buds through to cream and finally to white, her rippled blooms are gently splotched with enlongated soft pastel pink blotches, green foliage, around 1.5 mtrs, one of the best spotty starts flowering early for me (start Oct) and goes right through to the first frost of winter.
Raised in Australia Strawberries & Cream over green foliage.
Tango Australian cultivator, form pale orange progressing to darker orange and finally to pink flowers with a irregular fine yellow trim, green foliage, 1.5 mtrs.
Variegated flowers and foliage, 1.6 mtrs+, seeds no.
Una has many rose pink blooms with an irregular golden yellow trim, flowering heads eventually cascade downwards from the weight of her many blooms, green foliage, 1.5mtrs+, seeds yes. Flowering starts early in the season and if it wasn't for Victoria's frosty winters she would keep going on and on, one of the best pinks, possibly a heritage canna misplaced/renamed.
Yellow King Humbert above is a magnificent heritage cultivator has for many years been known by so many names, most commonly known worldwide as Cleopatra ~this is incorrect. Research reveals the correct name for this cultivator is Yellow King Humbert, dating to a sport from King Humbert pre 1912.more research being addd soon.
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Annei
Annjee Australian canna, hybrid from Una, small cream flowers heavily overlaid n splotched deep pink, green foliage, around 1.2 mtrs.
Austra Australian canna, from pale yellow to cream overlaid with small spots of baby pink, good coverage on labellum and stamen also, green foliage, 1.2 mtrs, possibly a heritage canna misplaced/renamed.
Beatrix
Britannia heritage cultivator 1895, ever changing flowers with different color formations of yellow and orange, the only consistancy is labellum always with a high split, unstable formation with many surprises, green foliage, 1.7 mtrs+, seeds no.
Burbank
Capri heritage cultivator with delicate shades from yellow through to cream blooms with radiating rose pink tones, bleeds more pink in cooler weather, green foliage, this strain averages 1mtr, seeds yes.
C. F. Cole an Australian cultivator by Charles Frederick Cole and named this after himself, pale cream to white heavily spotted pink, green foliage, 1.3 mtrs.
Copicana
Elizabeth Hoss heritage cultivator, golden yellow overlaid with elongated red splotches, green foliage, 1.4 mtrs+.
Eureka heritage cultivator pre 1920, from pale yellow buds slightly rippled edging on flowers which are ever so faintly splotched with soft pink, labellum is notched and is heavily blocked and splotched pink, yellow stamen has prominent markings also, green foliage, around 1.2 mtrs.
Evolution lightly ruffled multi shades of gold overlaid apricot flushed pink, green foliage, around 1.4 mtrs.
Flamingo Dawn is a truly beautiful canna very delicately shaded and mottled with soft pastel apricot, pink and cream blooms, beautiful canna that is a shocker to dig as she pulls herself down deep into soil, produces as a tight side shoot with minimal rhizome, green foliage, around 1.1mtrs, seeds no,,,,,Could possibly be a old Cole canna misplaced/renamed,,,there is also the cultivator Flamingo which is pink flushed apricot, and a heritage Flamingo which is scarlet red.
From early 1900's, Frau Gattenburg has sensational sunny yellow blooms with red radiating out from the centre, green foliage, around 1.6mtrs, seeds yes.
Frederick Benary s
Gem with many blooms from yellow buds progress through to cream, overlaid with baby pink splotches, heavily splotched dark pink labellum, green foliage, around 1.5 mtrs, seeds yes. this is one of the three forms of gem in Australia, a heritage canna misplaced/renamed?.
Gem form 2, yellow to cream irregular elongated pink splotches, around 1.7 mtrs green foliage, seeds yes.
Giselle by Bernard Yorke, yellow with a border and ruffled edge, heavily splotched with pale orange spots that progress to dark orange with age, green foliage.
Currently named Ians but posibly an old canna if so yet to be identified correctly.
Honey Mango possibly an old canna with a new name, rich multi coloured blooms, heavily overlaid and splotched with orange n yellow, very nicely finished off with a irregular golden yellow trim, green foliage, around 1.3 mtrs.
Joseph Buchan
Mrs Alfred F. Conard
Kathys Star with rich tangerine blooms that progress through to salmon pink, gold mottled stamen and occasionally throughout the season she shows a fine golden yellow margin and centre markings, green foliage, around 1.3 mtrs, seeds yes, possibly a heritage canna misplaced/renamed.
Konigen Charlotte (Queen Charlotte) 1893, blooms of red petals banded with a varying wide yellow margin, blooms above green foliage, around 1.1mtrs, seeds yes.
Lohengrin
Lucifer heritage cultivator, scarlet red with a sharp thin yellow border, stamen and labellum splotched, green foliage, 0.7 mtrs, makes a very tight clump.
Madame Butterfly, 1930s from the Grande Opera Series, green foliage, 1.3 mtrs+, seeds yes.
Marie Nagal
Marjorie Cole
M. Holtz aka Director/Professor M. Holtze, vibrant yellow blooms heavily spotted and blotched with elongated red splotches, green foliage, around 1.6 mtrs, seeds yes.
Mattie Cole
Parkridge Peach by Bernard Yorke, soft pastels, green foliage.
Pink Perfection Australian canna, with soft salmon through to a delightful pale pink with a cream throat and splotching on labellum, she also known to show irregular cream margins, green foliage, around 1.3 mtrs, seeds yes.
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Ruby Cole
Sherri Australia canna, opening from soft yellow buds through to cream and finally to white, her rippled blooms are gently splotched with enlongated soft pastel pink blotches, green foliage, around 1.5 mtrs, one of the best spotty starts flowering early for me (start Oct) and goes right through to the first frost of winter.
Raised in Australia Strawberries & Cream over green foliage.
Tango Australian cultivator, form pale orange progressing to darker orange and finally to pink flowers with a irregular fine yellow trim, green foliage, 1.5 mtrs.
Variegated flowers and foliage, 1.6 mtrs+, seeds no.
Una has many rose pink blooms with an irregular golden yellow trim, flowering heads eventually cascade downwards from the weight of her many blooms, green foliage, 1.5mtrs+, seeds yes. Flowering starts early in the season and if it wasn't for Victoria's frosty winters she would keep going on and on, one of the best pinks, possibly a heritage canna misplaced/renamed.
