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Canna ‘Tangerine’

Origin SHEPPARD Marcelle
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Average

Canna ‘Tangerine’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, branching habit; flowers are open, tangerine-orange with a wide yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, 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 white and purple; tillering is average.

Canna ‘Tangerine’ Image courtesy of Marcelle Sheppard

References

Claines Canna Collection 2006

Summary: Tangerine and yellow flowers above rich green leaves. Different and worth a look.
Size: 80-120cm tall, clump up to 40cm wide
Flower: Tangerine and yellow.
Foliage: Green leaves

Canna ‘Tangerine’

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