Canna 'Maui Punch' PPAF

Part of the Punch Series A Virus Negative Canna...Really!

We proudly introduce two long blooming, compact cannas for your enjoyment.  With these new selections, we’d like to take you back to the 1950’s when life was less complicated and families spent weekends and holidays in their garden, entertaining family and friends, eating good, wholesome food and drinking homemade, thirst quenching summer punches from a punch bowl.

Selected by tropical breeding magician Brian Williams, these new cannas add the perfect Punch of color to any planting or container combination, giving you a truly tropical feel on a much smaller scale with super saturated, all summer color. Plant these new selections and enjoy a Punch of cannas so colorful, you’ll be forced to sit back, relax and enjoy a lovely tropical beverage while gazing into your garden.

Size: 30-36″ tall by 30-36″ tall
USDA hardiness Zones: 7-11
Sun/shade: full sun
Soil: average garden soil, well drained
Moisture: moist, but well drained to get established, once established, it is very drought tolerant
Disease and Pests: none known

Landscape use: Foundation plantings, mass plantings, commercial landscapes, front or middle of the border, urban gardens, containers

Market appeal/Uniqueness: A compact growing form with bright-green leaves, Maui Punch shows off its  vibrant, yellow flowers covered with reddish-orange spots.   This new selections has tested virus negative.

Propagation methods: tissue culture to keep the stock virus negative
Date of introduction to market: June 1, 2011
Bloom time: Early July for 8 to 12 weeks

Angela’s Garden Notes:

This new compact growing canna with bright-green leaves shows off radiant yellow flowers covered with reddish-orange spots.  The speckled blooms draw your eye into the center of this lovely, yet tough bloom.  This is the perfect canna for small urban gardens and patio containers.  Add this to larger mixed containers for a speck-led-tacular looking contrast to other large leaved tropicals and annuals.  Maui Punch is truly tropical, long blooming, virus negative beauty for the hot days of summer!

Print the fact sheet for the Punch Series of Canna here: