Canna ‘Kronos’
Origin SPRENGER Karl, Italy
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Average
Canna ‘Kronos’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, green margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stems, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow with orange spots, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley, without award.
Kronos in Greek history, the Titan; father of the Olympians.
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