Canna ‘Dreamland’
ORIGIN DALEBÖ Thor, 2007
PARENTAGE Canna ‘Theresa Blakey’ x open
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Dark green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Outstanding bloomer
Canna ‘Dreamland’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; dark green foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are cupped, apricot and peach, throat sulphur-yellow with apricot spots, staminodes are large, edges irregular, labellum is apricot and peach, stamen is sulphur-yellow with apricot spots, style is sulphur-yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, 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 pink; tillering is average.
Each of the staminodes and labellum are edged with a fine ivory margin, adding the final touch to this delicate dream.