Thor Dalebö.
Canna ‘Allegheny’
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN A. Harris, USA, 2003
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Light green
FORM Upright
FLOWER Pink
A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; light green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, white margin, upright habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are large, edges irregular, blooms open in the early morning; fertility unknown.
The colour of the flowers changes with the seasons, and by late autumn (fall) the flowers are a ‘sizzling hot’ orange in colour.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Karchesky and Harris Canna, 2006.
Named for the Allegheny mountains, running through the state of Pennsylvania, the home of Alice Harris.
Alice Harris
Canna ‘Beloved’
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN Harris Alice, 2003
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER White
Canna ‘Beloved’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured white, throat fuchsia, staminodes are large, edges irregular, labellum is white rayed with cardinal-red, stamen is white streaked with red, style is white with a red blush, petals green, partial self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
In memorium to the brother of Alice Harris, who passed away at an early age.
Photograph courtesy of Alice Harris.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Karchesky and Harris 2006.
Thor Dalebö.
Canna ‘Butterfly Kisses’
(Aquatic Group)
ORIGIN Alice HARRIS
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Dark green
FLOWER Yellow
Canna ‘Butterfly Kisses’ is a medium sized aquatic cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; dark green foliage, lanceolate shaped, white margin; panicles of flowers are reflexed, self-coloured yellow, throat pale-purple, staminodes are small, blooms open in the early morning; fertility unknown.
Karchesky and Harris 2006
Special canna with delicate ethereal 1 3/4″ wide open recurved trumpet flowers. Rich pale cantelope to pale mauve colours at the centers. Blooms held high above deep green leaves with white margins. Hummingbird attractive flowers. Can be grown in ground or aquatically. Medium height.
Canna 'Caribbean Sunset'
Canna ‘Caribbean Sunset’
(Crozy Group)
Origin HARRIS Alice, 2010
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Orange
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July through until frosts
Tillering Good
Canna ‘Caribbean Sunset’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, red-orange with a gold margin, throat gold, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 good.
Karchesky
Canna Exclusive
Canna ‘Caribbean Sunset’ is a very striking red-orange variety with loose blooms laced in deep vermilion and gold. Dark green, carefree leaves with a deep red margin and care-free tropical ambience. Medium height to about 5.’
Alice Harris, USA 2010
