Marcelle Sheppard

Cremora

Canna ‘Cremora’

(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN SHEPPARD Marcelle
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FLOWER White
FLOWERING Good bloomer

Canna ‘Cremora’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage; flowers are self-coloured cream, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type.   Fades to white after the first day.

The breeding is CannaEureka’ x C. ‘Confetti’. Once again, Eureka shows itself to be an excellent pod parent. Eureka dates back over one hundred years and deserves its long-term popularity in the garden, as well as its effectiveness in any breeding program.

Canna ‘Cremora’ Marcelle Sheppard

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Kelly’s Plant World, California, USA. 1989.