Karla Dalebø

Canna 'Karla Dalebø'

(Premier Group)

Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2006, Canna 'Karla Dalebø' is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, scarlet with a gold margin, throat scarlet rayed with gold, staminodes are medium size, edges frilled, stamen is gold with a scarlet margin, style is gold, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 and purple; tillering is average.

Canna 'Karla Dalebø' is available from specialist growers. Named for my second daughter Karla, a championship dancer who's sequined costumes, made by my wife, and her dancing were just as brilliant as this flower. Disco dancing seems so dated nowadays, but at the time was revolutionary.

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