Carex pensylvanica Straw Hat PP 29432 Caesalpinia (aka: Canna x generalis 'Aureostriata'

(aka: Canna x generalis 'Aureostriata' or Canna 'Pretoria') Imported from India in 1963 by the Glasshouse Works guys

1/4") and shorter

the sticky stalks (which actually catch insects) are topped with terminal inflorescences of hundreds of exquisite 5-petaled screaming hot orange-red flowers

The 8" tall flower stalks top the clump from midsummer into October

Carex pensylvanica Straw Hat PP 29432 Caesalpinia (aka: Canna x generalis 'Aureostriata'Carex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat' has surprisingly prospered in our hot, humid, summer, where this species typically doesn't thrive, since its native range runs from Canada south to Arkansas. The narrow, fine textured, semi evergreen foliage is topped with flowers in mid spring, atop upright 8" tall stalks. By summer, the foliage lays flat, creating a beautiful textural carpet. Although native to moist woods, it has thrived for us in our amended sandy