Powick

Canna 'Powick'

Canna 'Powick'

(French Group)
[Country Life Series]   

 
Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage C. 'Karla Dalebø' x open
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2006, Canna 'Powick' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are reflexed, cardinal-red with a gold margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is gold with a wide cardinal-red margin, stamen is gold with cardinal-red spots, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good 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 average.

Canna 'Powick' is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. 'Karla Dalebø' x open.

Red Lion pub at Powick

Named for the village of Powick in Worcestershire, located two miles south of the city of Worcester and four miles north of Great Malvern, close to the River Teme. 

I spent many pleasant evenings at the 'Red Lion' pub in the village of Powick, and so I felt I had to award it a canna name to help keep the memories fresh as I grow older.