Canna ‘White Princess’
Origin PERCY-LANCASTER Sydney
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower White
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Average
Canna ‘White Princess’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured white, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules subglobose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
This is the only white Premier Group canna, and as it is fertile there are excellent breeding opportunities available, both as seed and pollen parent.
