Alice Harris
Canna ‘Pink Sunrise’
(Crozy Group)
Origin Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Pink
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Tillering Prolific
Canna ‘Pink Sunrise’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, apricot tinged with pale-rose, throat yellow speckled with pale-rose, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, 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 white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Images courtesy of Alice Harris
Aaron’s Bulb Farm Internet October, 2000
Pink flowers, green leaves, 6-9 feet, 5 for $5.95.
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc., 2000
From Kent Kelly’s marvelous breeding programme comes one of the most incredible flowering Cannas that we have ever seen. Each 4′ tall clump is laden with massive flowers of soft apricot with blushes of light rose and yellow radiating from the throat. The color combination of pinks and oranges in the flowers changes constantly throughout the day…very cool! $12.
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(M) The name for this lovely cultivar is not entirely appropriate. Although there are blushes of light rose and yellow the overriding colour is rich apricot. The throat is a darker, duskier colour and the foliage is green. Another winner from Kent Kelly.
Rivendell Botanic Garden, List January 2001
Peachy pink flowers, green leaves. Dwarf.
Huge blooms of soft apricot with blushes of light rose and yellow radiating from the throat. Green foliage plant grows to 3·5 feet.
KAVB International
Canna Checklist, September 2004
Kent Kelly; 1,20m ; soft apricot with blushes of light rose and yellow radiating from the throat;
Karchesky and Harris 2006
Exquisite large rich apricot flower with blushes of pink and yellow to a deep throat. Green foliage. Medium height. Origin: Kent Kelly
