Golden Orb

Canna ‘Golden Orb’

(Crozy Group)

Origin RANGER James
Height Small
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Yellow
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Tillering Prolific

Canna ‘Golden Orb’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; triangular flower stems, coloured green + purple; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured gold, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is gold, stamen is gold, style is gold, 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.

Canna ‘Golden Orb’

Margaret Strange

Canna ‘Margaret Strange’

(Premier Group)

Origin RANGER James
Height Medium
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Average

Canna ‘Margaret Strange’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; dark foliage, large, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is low fertile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.

References
Royal Horticultural Society, England – Canna Trial 2002
Sent by James Ranger.
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
Registration number 70276: flower orange-red (RHS 34A): Registered and introduced byJames Ranger, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Pink/mauve, dark foliage
Size: Medium
Flower: Pink/Mauve
Foliage: Dark
Origin: Raised by James Ranger.