Canna generalis Durban Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions blue-purple flowers

blue-purple flowers

highlighted with silver and red veining

so it performs best in moist or regular acidic garden soil

Delosperma sutherlandii is a slow-growing

starting in early July (NC) with 3' tall spikes that end in a terminal cluster of 9-11 large

Canna generalis Durban Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions blue-purple flowersThis is one of the new wave of variegated leaf cannas. The reddish purple leaf is dramatically striped with yellow veins. In addition to the dramatic foliage, the plant is topped from late spring through late summer with stalks of large brilliant scarlet red flowers for a combination that would make even the most flamboyant designer blush. C. 'Durban' makes a great garden plant but does not multiply as fast as the other variegated leaf types.