I've been in Memphis for 22 years now and I've never found a good source of full flowered cannas. I've bought different plants from different nurseries and grown them well, but I've always admired the flowers on other's plants, in strangers' yards or even commercial plantings. We've recently moved and I wanted to try again to get some plants. I haven't noticed as many plants in yards as I remembered years ago. Do you have any names of growers in town that I might communicate with about trading or purchasing plants. I'm looking for full flowering forms and either dwarf or small to medium ht. One location could use a max of 5'. Thank you for any help.

Alan Jaslow

I have seen canna rhizomes for sale in the spring at some of the big home improvement warehouse chains. Because rhizomes are easy to ship, you might want to check out some mail order sources.
My Google search turned up a web site for Horn Canna Farm in Oklahoma, www.cannas.net. The family-owned business is the largest nursery devoted exclusively to cannas in the country.
It offers a number of cannas with great-looking flowers that get no taller than 3 feet.
If anyone has turned up good sources locally, please let us know. -- Chris