Canna ‘Parténope’
syns Orange Beauty, Orange Humbert, Parthenope
(Italian Group)
Origin SPRENGER Karl
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Orange
Tillering Prolific
Awards 1897, RHS Award of Merit
Canna ‘Parténope’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, large, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; triangular flower stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, red-orange and burnt-red, throat orange-yellow with red-orange spots, staminodes are large, edges frilled, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
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