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coccinea
discolor var. rubripunctata
Canna discolor var. rubripunctata Nob.Tanaka
Wild Canna
ORIGIN , 2001
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Multi-coloured
Canna discolor var. rubripunctata Nob.Tanaka is a tall species; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are erect, yellow heavily spotted with red, staminodes are long and narrow, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
discolor var. viridifolia
Canna discolor var. viridifolia Nob.Tanaka
Wild Canna
ORIGIN , 2001
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Green
No description is available, but we know that viridifolia means ‘green leaves’, which we take to mean that this variety of the species shows no dark traits at all, unlike the basic species and other varieties.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Kew Gardens Canna Checklist.
glauca
indica
indica var. flava
Canna indica var. flava
syns indica var. lutea (Mill.) Aiton, lutea Mill., orientalis f. flava Roscoe
Origin (Roscoe, Baker) Nb. Tanaka
Height Medium-sized
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Yellow
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering August through until frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist growers only
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