Beloved

Canna 'Beloved'

(French Group)

Origin HARRIS Alice
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower White
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Alice Harris of Karchesky Canna, Pennsylvania, USA in 2003, Canna 'Beloved' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured white, throat fuchsia, staminodes are large, edges irregular, labellum is white rayed with cardinal-red, stamen is white streaked with red, style is white with a red blush, petals green, partial self-cleaning, flowers in early summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.

Canna 'Beloved' is available from specialist growers.

In memorium to the brother of Alice Harris, who passed away at an early age.

References

Karchesky and Harris 2006
Larger flowered white canna with fuschia coloured chimera. Lighter bluish green leaves. Shorter medium height. Hybridizer: Alice Harris, released in honour of my brother, John, who passed away too young, 2003.

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