Canna ‘Chesapeake’
(Conservatory Group)
ORIGIN Longwood Gardens
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER White
Canna ‘Chesapeake’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured cream, staminodes are large, edges regular, 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.
Canna 'Chesapeake'References