HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER White FLOWERING Low bloomer
Canna ‘Ambassadour’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured white, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, labellum is pale pink markings, stamen is cream with pale pink markings, petals green, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Plant Introductions, Robert J. Armstrong Geneticist Longwood Gardens 1967-1999.
ORIGIN Kelly, Herb, 1989 HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FLOWER Multi-coloured
Canna ‘China Doll’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow heavily spotted with small red spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
References
Kelly's Plant World, California, USA. 1989
Flowers yellow with tiny red spots.Green foliage. Height 2-4 ft. Breeder: Herb Kelly, USA
Canna ‘Pink Satin’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.
Dr. Khoshoo & Dr. I. Guha: Evolution of Cultivated Canna 1966
x generalis, tall (80-160cm), foliage green, broad staminodia (5-7 cm) self-coloured. In the collection of the Royal Agri-Horticultural Society , Alipore, Calcutta, India.
A DISCUSSION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CANNACEAE FAMILY; OF INTEREST TO GARDENERS, COLLECTORS, AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE.
Canna ‘Ambassadour’
Canna 'Ambassadour'
