Délibáb

Canna 'Délibáb'

(French Group)

Origin Hungary, 1966
Parentage unknown
Height Small, under 3ft/90cm
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Orange
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Late spring to frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist

Canna 'Délibáb' is a small cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, red-orange with a burnt-red blush, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in late spring 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 pink; tillering is slow.

Canna 'Délibáb' is available from specialist growers.

Raised in Hungary, 1966

References

Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000
Flowers burned orange shaded capsicum red, leaves bronze, Medium

Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. © September 2000
Raised in Hungary in 1966. The name means “Mirage”. The leaf colour is bronze of a dull leathery texture. Very solid chunky growth, with a thick stem and enormous buds. Large flowers best described as burnt-orange.

Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(S) The registration of this cultivar, raised in Hungary in 1966, describes a plant with burnt-orange flowers shaded red. It should be stocky with leathery, dull brown leaves and is one of very few dark-leaved short cannas. However, there are some very dubious stocks available under this name in almost any colour.

Hart Canna, 2001, Catalogue
Short & stout patio plant. Matt pewter/bronze leaves, Large pinkish-fawn well-shaped flowers

Hart Canna, 2001, Catalogue
A Hungarian variety, the name means “Mirage” (the Hungarian for ‘mirage’ is ‘Délibábok). Short & stout patio plant. Large leathery matt-pewter/bronze leaves. Large pinkish-fawn well-shaped flowers. Worth growing even for its buds, which are chunky and statuesque. An exceptional variety. £8.00 for 3 rhizomes.16 (£6.50 in 2002)

French Grown Stock
0.9m. Dark foliage. Salmon-pink flowers.

KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
Raised in Hungary, 1966; flowers burnt-orange (RHS 31B), shaded capsicum-red (RHS 33A), leaves brown, height up to 80cm.

Hungarian National Institute for Agricultural Quality, Internet 25 November 2005
Raised in Hungary, 1966.

Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Light bronze, medium height foliage surmounted by large soft-salmon-pink flowers with streaks of darker colouring and gold in the throat. A delightful cultivar that is equally at home as a pot plant. Size: Medium Flower: Large flowers soft-salmon-pink overlaid with streaks of darker almost red colouring and flushes of gold in the throat. Foliage: Light bronze foliage. 

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