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| Canna 'Dr Nansen' |
Origin WINTZER Antoine
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Pale Yellow
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA, Canna 'Dr. Nansen' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured cream, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in early summer until frosts, 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; tillering is average.
Canna 'Dr. Nansen' is available from specialist growers. One of the earliest of the 'whites', as breeders worked to produce the glorious whites that we now have in our collections. A sturdy plant that earns it's own place in any garden. As I age and reduce my collection to a more manageable size I will ensure that I keep this one.
References
Conard & Jones Catalogue, 1898
DR. NANSEN. Remarkably large branching trusses, well-filled with fine open flowers pure yellow, a constant and abundant bloomer and a beautiful and highly satisfactory variety, the petals are thick and durable, retaining their color and freshness through all kinds of weather. Height, 3 feet. Price, $1.
Conard & Jones Catalogue, 1899
DR. NANSEN. Remarkably large branching trusses, well-filled with fine open flowers , clear pure yellow, a constant and abundant bloomer, and a beautifull and highly satisfactorv variety; the petals are thick and durable, retaining their color and freshness through all kinds of weather.
RHS Journal of 1907-8
RHS Journal of 1908-9
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley.
Gladiolus flowered, yellow faintly spotted with red. Green foliage.
Conard & Jones Catalogue, 1915
Dr.Nansen. 2¼ feet. A good dwarf yellow.
Claines Canna Collection
Medium. Green foliage. Faint yellow with faint red spots.
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