Canna ‘Constitution’
ORIGIN ARMSTRONG Robert
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Bronze
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink
Canna ‘Constitution’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured pink (RHS 54C), throat cream, staminodes are large, edges irregular, stamen is yellow with pink markings, blooms open in the early morning; fertility unknown; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Plant Introductions, Robert J. Armstrong, Geneticist at Longwood Gardens 1967-1999.
Canna 'Constitution'