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"... examine the "color" of the calyx or sepal (the leaf like covering holding the bloom). On ‘Pretoria’ (‘Bengal Tiger’) this entire covering is colored red with a glaucous coating. This characteristic is identical to the color of the calyx of ‘Tropicanna’ and ‘Durban’. ‘Tropicanna Gold’ is quite different as its calyx is green with a glaucous coating."

"Style" of Pretoria left Tropicanna Gold right

In the picture, the flowers are substantially larger on Tropicanna Gold. Is that typical?

There is a substantial conflict of pictured flower descriptions here: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/banana/msg0816123210289.html?4

My question required a simple "Yes" or "No" answer and not a 110 word essay on the potential pitfalls of digital image editing. I was following the Golden Rule by giving you the opportunity to answer with one word. I cannot relate to those who obsessively speak the opposite of succinctly.

"Only" and "usually" are contradictory in the first sentence. The second sentence is meaningless because it does not preclude the possibility that you have great use for some lawyers.

Lawyers often demand "yes" or "no" answers because they are dealing with evasive hostile witnesses. Politicians seldom ask "yes" or "no" questions. News reporters often ask politicians "yes" or "no" questions because politicians are evasive and dishonest. I welcome "yes" or "no" questions because I take pride in being honest and succinct.

If you don’t like my answers, don’t address your question to simply me!

But, that would not prevent you from answering! In fact, I did NOT specifically address the question, "Have you ever seen a Tropicanna Gold, in person, not an image, with a flower with variegation like that?", to you. Before I asked that question, I didn't realize that you were so compulsively verbose and meandering. So, let's try that again:

Everyone except Canna2grow,

Have you ever seen a Tropicanna Gold, in person, not an image, with a flower with variegation like that?

I grow Tropicanna 'Gold' and there is a total difference between its flower and the Pretoria's flower.

I didn't manage putting an image in this post, so I put a link to a web-page with pictures I've taken in my greenhouse.
This is my website and it's a commercial one- please don't get into the other pages of the web from this link, I think it's against the rules here.

Thank you. If this is a stable mutation or gene expression, I should try to obtain a rhizome from such a plant instead of haphazardly buying Tropicanna Gold.

Thank you and hope all appreciate your participation here at this forum.

Kent

Kent, it is an honor for me to participate the same forum as you and I'd be very happy to meet you someday. A.A. sends his greetings, as well.

Thanks for the update on your cannas, they are looking great. I am very grateful to participate in a forum where we can all learn and exchange information. I hope you have the opportunity to provide the same to others. Do you dig and store your cannas in the winter? It is a wonderful experience to see our barren winter landscape explode into a beautiful calliope of form and color. Is it a labor of love?? I really love your ‘Pink Sunburst’.

Sil’it.

Thank you for remembering me to A.A.
Posting photos can be done several ways and a good beginning is to use the "Instructions" for using the forum at the top of the Garden Web page. You will likely want to then click on the "special test forum" and "gallery area". This will allow you to see how others are learning to attach photos. It is a good practice area.
You will notice a number of members use an on-line photo hosting site to download their photos. Some use "Photobucket" but there are others. They can then use the HTML code for any photo at that site. This code is simply "copied and pasted" into the body of your message you wish to post. I would suggest you try the sample area after you download a photo to your chosen on-line site. I prefer to post the photos on a separate line with a skip between photos or text. Hope this is useful and correct!

Regards to all,
Kent

Kent, would you write my e-mail? It's silit@our web address.