Tesselaar announces winners of home testers' Tropicanna canna^® photo contest

This summer, Tesselaar Plants' group of 50 home garden plant testers were challenged to send photos of their Tropicanna cannas in various settings for the Tropicanna Photo Contest. Here are the winners, each of whom will receive a Barnes & Noble gift certificate and totebag.

Denise Pierce of Red Bay, Alabama won first place in the "Container Plantings" category with her stunning photo of Tropicanna Gold cannas surrounded by Supertunia Citrus petunias and Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon (angelonia):

Denise also won second prize in the "Garden Setting Plantings" category for her photo of Tropicanna Black cannas planted with orange/pink shrub lantana and some orange tiger lilies next to a bird house:

Tesselaar's first prize winner in the "Garden Setting Plantings" category was Sandy Reid of Lexington, Kentucky. Despite some real weather challenges this year, Sandy’s Tropicanna Black and Tropicanna Gold cannas, planted together with various sedums and a yucca plant, are all thriving!

Linn Schlinger of Richmond, Virginia won third prize in the "Garden Settings Plantings" category with her shot of Tropicanna Black cannas in bloom next to a Peace Pole:

The first prize winner in the "Pond/Water Feature" Plantings category was Enid Caccavelli of Dry Fork, Virginia. Enid combined sunflowers, a butterfly bush, coneflowers, water hyacinths and elephant ears with her Tropicannas in this small water garden assortment:

Thanks to all who entered the contest!