Showman | Canna Cyclopedia

Canna ‘Showman’

Origin DALEBÖ Thor
Parentage Canna ‘Karla Dalebö’ x open
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Average bloomer
Tillering Average

Canna ‘Showman’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, cardinal-red and canary-yellow, throat canary-yellow, staminodes are large, edges irregular, stamen is sulphur-yellow with cardinal-red spots, style is canary-yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning, average 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 purple; tillering is average.

Canna ‘Showman’

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