ORIGIN Sydney Percy-Lancaster HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FORM Upright FLOWER Yellow
A small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, upright habit; flowers are open, yellow with yellow-orange spots, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
In the collection of the Royal Agri-Horticultural Society , Alipore, Calcutta, India in 1966. Still grown in Austra-Asia.
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.
ORIGIN CROZY A. HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER Yellow AWARDS RHS Highly Recommended, 1894
Canna Antoine Barton is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow with red spots, staminodes are medium size, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating and also true to type, capsules globose.
ORIGIN Yorke, 2002 HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER Yellow
Canna ‘Aquarius’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured yellow, throat mauve, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules globose. A member of the Zodiac Series
ORIGIN SPRENGER K. HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Dark green FORM Upright FLOWER Multi-coloured FLOWERING Average bloomer
Canna ‘Asia’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, white margin, upright habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are self-coloured gold, throat dotted scarlet, staminodes are large, edges regular, 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. Still available in Southern and Eastern Europe.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Railton & Co., Australia, 1900-1903.
Origin HeightMedium FoliageGreen FormBranching FlowerYellow BloomingGood bloomer FloweringAugust through until frosts TilleringGood AvailableSpecialist growers only
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