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Admiration
Canna ‘Admiration’
Origin Thor Dalebø
Parentage Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’ x C. ‘Theresa Blakey’
Height Medium
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Pink
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering June/July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Prolific
Availability Specialist 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.
]]>Aries
Canna ‘Aries’
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN YORKE Bernard
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green and purple variegated
FORM Spreading
Canna ‘Aries’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, large, oblong shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are large, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules globose.
The sign of the ram is represented in the Zodiac Collection by a passionate pink bloom and green and maroon variegated foliage.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Karchesky & Alice Harris, Internet November, 2002.
Athena
Canna ‘Athena’
ORIGIN WILLIAMS Brian, USA
PARENTAGE C. Intrigue mutation
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Variegated
FORM Upright
FLOWER Orange
FLOWERING Average bloomer
Canna ‘Athena’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, lanceolate shaped, white margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; round flower stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot-orange, staminodes are long and narrow, labellum is apricot-orange with yellow stripe, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertility unknown; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average. Introduced by Brian Williams, Louisville, Kentucky, USA..
Photographs courtesy of Brian’s Botanicals.Bengal Tiger
Bethany
Canna ‘Bethany’
(Italian Group)(Variegated Group)
ORIGIN WEST B.
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Variegated green and yellow
FORM Upright
FLOWER Multi-coloured
AWARDS RHS Trials 2002, awarded the covetted AGM.
Canna Bethany is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; variegated green and yellow foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, orange (RHS 28B) with yellow (RHS 14B) blotches, staminodes are large, edges irregular, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is prolific.
This cultivar was discovered by Brian West, who lives on the outskirts of London, growing in his garden as a sport of C. ‘Bengal Tiger’. He named it after the name of his house. This mutation was described at the 2002 RHS Trials as C. ‘Bengal Tiger’ with a flower like C. ‘Roma’.
Bill Johnson
Canna ‘Bill Johnson’
(Foliage Group)
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FKOWERS Red
FOLIAGE Green and purple variegated
FORM Spreading
Canna ‘Bill Johnson is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, large, oval shaped, spreading habit; flowers are self-coloured red, staminodes are small, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating; rhizomes are tuber-like groups, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Growing in the collection of Keith & Christine Hayward in 2001.
Bob Marley
Boca Blue
Canna ‘Boca Blue’
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN Joe Seamone, aka Boca Joe
HEIGHT Medium
FLOWERS Red
FOLIAGE Variegated with farina
Canna ‘Boca Blue’ is a Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated with farina foliage, large, oval shaped, maroon margin; oval stems, coloured green and purple with farina; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are large, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile.
Vigorous “Black Knight” type canna with large blue-green leaves. The leaves show black striations and have a powdery blue farina on the bloomstalks and the leaves. Very large pure red velvet flowers. Height to about 60″. Introduced by Joe Seamone [aka Boca Joe].
Burgundy Blush
Canna ‘Burgundy Blush’
(Foliage Group)
ORIGIN David PETERSON
PARENTAGE Canna ‘Musaefolia Grande’ x Canna ‘Purpurea Floribunda’
HEIGHT Giant, over 3 metres
FOLIAGE Dark green with a burgundy blush
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Low bloomer
Canna ‘Burgundy Blush’ is a giant Foliage Group cultivar; dark green with a burgundy blush foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured cherry-red, staminodes are small, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured purple.