Thursday, August 12, 2010

Tropicanna Begins to Bloom

My first Tropicanna bloom appeared in the whiskey barrel.
The green/white striped leaves are Tropicanna 'Gold'. It has a lighter orange flower. Hopefully it will bloom this year. Trop 'Gold' seems to have a tough time producing blooms in my garden. Some years I only get the leaves, but that's OK, because I grow them mostly for the foliage anyway.

The Tropicannas were my first cannas and still my favorites.

The next two pictures are from 2005, when I used to spend a lot more time caring for the deck containers.


I don't think the Trops ever bloomed as much as they did that year. I think it was the first year I had them.
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3 comments:

  1. BalishaThu Aug 12, 01:22:00 PM 2010

    You're making me want to have these in my garden. I just love those vibrant colors in the flowers and also in the leaves. Thanks for sharing...Balisha

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  2. DianneThu Aug 12, 11:57:00 PM 2010

    Isn't so gorgeous!

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  3. joeyFri Aug 13, 01:06:00 AM 2010

    Don't you love the challenge, Zoey? Happy August gardening :)

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