OriginThor Dalebø ParentageCanna ‘Auguste Ferrier’ x C. ‘Theresa Blakey’ HeightMedium FoliageDark FormBranching FlowerPink BloomingOutstanding bloomer FloweringJune/July/August/September/October/Until frosts TilleringProlific AvailabilitySpecialist growers only
Canna ‘Admiration’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in June until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 prolific.
ORIGIN Pfitzer, 1949 HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Glaucous green FORM Branching FLOWER Pink FLOWERING Good bloomer
A small Premier Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, mucronate shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; round stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, pink (RHS 38A) and salmon, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is streaked with pale yellow, stamen is markeded with pale yellow, petals purple with farina, 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 purple; tillering is slow.
The leaves are distinctively cupped at the tips. Overall, the plant has a wide combination of colours that make it stand out.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
ORIGIN Schmid HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER Red FLOWERING Low bloomer
Canna ‘Almenrausch’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured carmine, staminodes are large, edges irregular, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
ORIGIN Pfitzer, 1949 HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres FOLIAGE Dark FORM Arching FLOWER Red FLOWERING Exceptional bloomer
Canna Alt Württemberg is a tall Premier Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, exceptional 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 purple; tillering is slow.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER Yellow FLOWERING Good bloomer
Canna ‘Amber Cup’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, small, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are cupped, self-coloured amber, edges regular, good bloomer, 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.
After one day it is bleached white, but it is still very appealing because of its pleasant colouring when first open.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Claines Canna Collection 2006.
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading AWARDS AGM at RHS Canna Trial 2002.
Canna ‘Amundsen’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals red, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating.
Royal Horticultural Society, England - Canna Trial 2002.
Described as being like C. ‘President’, but bigger.
Canna ‘Angel Pink’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, throat yellow, staminodes are large, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, 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 Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas.
A DISCUSSION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CANNACEAE FAMILY; OF INTEREST TO GARDENERS, COLLECTORS, AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE.
