Canna generalis Minerva Sauromatum this shorter cultivar (4-5' tall)

this shorter cultivar (4-5' tall) makes a nice compact deer resistant clump with large foliage

Some is Hesperaloe chiangii

Acorus gramineus 'Licorice'

but it grows equally well for us in full

and quite different from the other Miscanthus sinensis types

Canna generalis Minerva Sauromatum this shorter cultivar (4-5' tall)(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