Canna ‘Torchlight’
Origin JOHNSON Johnny K. & Rosebud
Parentage Canna indica x C. indica var. lumbautum
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Late bloomer
Tillering Prolific
Canna ‘Torchlight’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are erect, red-orange and orange-yellow, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, late bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.

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