Brenda Elaine

Canna ‘Brenda Elaine’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN JOHNSON J.K., 1990’s
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FLOWERS Pink
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching

Canna ‘Brenda Elaine’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, large, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured shell-pink, throat yellow speckles, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, 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 and pink; tillering is average.

Canna 'Brenda Elaine'

Photograph courtesy of Johnny K. Johnson.

References

Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas

Another cultivar that I observed in a private collection. It has exquisite flowers of a clear shell-pink with touches of yellow in the throat. The petals are large and slightly waved giving a sophisticated effect. The leaves are large, shiny and green. This was introduced by Johnny Johnson in the 1990’s and named after his wife.

Rivendell Botanic Garden, List January 2001

Orange pink flowers, green leaves. Tall

Canna Cyclopedia

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