Canna generalis Minerva Sauromatum and quite different from the

and quite different from the other Miscanthus sinensis types

This is a very distinctive

The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks

pink and white flowers

Dig up a clump or part of a clump and divide it down to single stems

Canna generalis Minerva Sauromatum and quite different from the(aka: Canna 'Nirvana' or Canna 'Striped Beauty') This old hybrid is still one of the most popular of the variegated cannas today. Canna 'Minerva' makes a 5' tall stalk with brilliant white and green striped leaves. This vigorously multiplying canna is topped off all summer with unique red flower buds that open to large, butter yellow flowers with a white central stripe down the middle of each petal. When Canna 'Minerva' is fed well and kept moist, it