Bounty

Canna ‘Bounty’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN ARMSTRONG Robert
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWERS Yellow
BREEDING ‘C. Ambassadour’ x C. ‘Banner’

Canna ‘Bounty’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.

Named after the historic sailing ship with the same name.

References

Plant Introductions, Robert J. Armstrong Geneticist Longwood Gardens 1967-1999

One very vigorous yellow-flowered canna was a cross between ‘Ambassadour’, and ‘Banner’ and after some testing was use in the Conservatory, where it is still found under the name ‘Bounty’. Breeder: R.J. Armstrong, of Longwood Gardens, USA

Longwood Water Series