Colibri

Canna 'Colibri'

syns Confetti, Confetti Pink, Coq d'Or, Dondo, Oiseau d'Or (Australia), Pink Champagne, Pink Dots on Creme, Pink Lemonade, Snow Candy, Super Candy

(French Group)

Origin Georges Truffaut
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Average bloomer
Flowering Summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Georges Truffaut Nursery, France in 1966, Canna 'Colibri' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, pale yellow with pink spots, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating and also true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.

Canna 'Colibri' is available from specialist growers.

Colibri is French for "Humming Bird".

References

Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000
French for and see ‘Confetti’

KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
G. Truffaut, 1966; flowers canary-yellow, spotted and striped purple-red, leaves green, height over 80 cm.

Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Medium sized, green leaves and pale yellow flowers, liberally sprinkled with pink dots. Size: Medium Flower: Pale yellow flowers, liberally sprinkled with pink dots. Foliage: Green Origin: Raised by G. Truffaut in 1966. 

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