Canna 'Bengal Tiger'
syns African Yellow, americanallis var. variegata, aureo-striata, Damascus Road, Imperialis, Kapit, malaweiensis variegata, Malaweinses, malawiensis variegata, Pallida Variegata, Panach, Panaché, Panaché [France], Praetoria, Pretoria, Pretoria Dwarf, Striata (2), Striatum, Tiger Stripe, Tropicanna Gold, Zebra Summer, Zebra Sunset(Italian Group)(Variegated Group)(Sport Group)
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| Canna 'Bengal Tiger' |
Parentage Reputed to be C. 'Wyoming'
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Variegated
Form Spreading
Flower Orange
Blooming Average bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Awards 2002, RHS AGM, under the synonym of C. 'Striata'
Available General
Canna 'Bengal Tiger' is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; variegated green and yellow foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, orange and red-orange, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in early summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is average.
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| Canna 'Bengal Tiger' |
Canna 'Bengal Tiger' was awarded 2002, 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) in the outdoor trials held at RHS Wisley, under the synonym of C. 'Striata'; is generally available.
Originated at the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of India, Bengal in the 1950's, reputably C. 'Wyoming' before it got blasted by radiation. It was later taken to South Africa, by Sydney Percy-Lancaster, the Secretary of the Society, when he retired there, hence the synonym of 'Pretoria' when it was 'found' growing there in the late 1960's. Also imported to the USA from India in 1963 by Glasshouse Works. Finally, the name 'Striata' adopted by the RHS is invalid, as that name belongs to a cultivar described in Subtropical Gardening - Robinson 1868, and which is still grown in Europe.
References
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc., 2000
Syn. of ‘Pretoria’
Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. © September 2000
See ‘Pretoria’.
TyTy Nursery, Internet, 2000, November
Imported from India in 1963 by the Glasshouse Works guys, this is considered the most beautiful of Cannas. The dramatic green and yellow striped leaves with a brilliant maroon edge grow to 6 feet and are topped in summer with bright orange lowers....scrumptious! Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’ will also grow in water as an aquatic.
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
See ‘Pretoria’.
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004tyty
( ?? syn 'aureostriata', 'Pretoria'). India, imp. By GlasshouseWorks. Green and yellow striped leaves with a maroon edge. Bright orange flowers.
(Plant Delights Nursery, Raleigh, North Carolia, USA. 5 Feb 2002)
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Because of the controversy over trademarks we have imported this from Asia to grow alongside the other 'synonyms' and establish if there are differences. It has green leaves which have a very bold cream herringbone pattern, topped of with large orange flowers.
Flower: A unique Canna and the most popular foliage plant under the Cannas. Green leaves which have a very bold cream herringbone pattern. It has large orange flowers.
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