Cannas are tropical and subtropical flowering plants with large, banana like leaves. They can be grown as annuals in cooler regions, where they add an instant touch of the tropics to gardens. It is a genus of approximately twenty species of flowering plants.
The cherry blossom is Japan’s unofficial national flower. There are many dozens of different cherry tree varieties, most of which bloom for just a couple of days in spring. The cherry trees is known as Sakura in Japanese.
Bleeding hearts usually reach 2′-3′ in height with a similar spread. The bleeding heart, which ranges from California to British Columbia, has several varieties of garden interest. The plants’ flowers are either pink or white, and they appear in April or May.
Poppies are showy early-summer flowers with petals like crepe paper. They grow 2 to 4 feet tall and bloom in white and all shades of pink and red. These flaunt their gorgeous pinks, reds, oranges, or whites in May or June like silken swatches spread across some central Asian bazaar.
