Canna 'Stuttgart' |
(Foliage Group)(Variegated Group)(Sport Group)
Origin HAYES Bob
Parentage Canna 'Annei' sport
Height Tall, over 6ft/185cm
Foliage Variegated
Form Upright
Flower Pink
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Prolific
Available General
Introduced by Bob Hayes of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA, Canna 'Stuttgart' is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and white variegated foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, upright habit; half-round main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in early summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is prolific.
Canna 'Stuttgart' |
Canna 'Stuttgart' is generally available; breeding is Canna 'Annei' sport.
Has a synonym 'Striata', but this is patently not correct as that is a separate and distinct cultivar correctly named C. 'Bengal Tiger'.
The variegation is due to mutation in meristematic tissue of an otherwise normal plant. The mutation involved the loss of the chloroplasts in the mutated tissue, so that part of the plant tissue has no green pigment and no photosynthetic ability. This mutated tissue is unable to survive on its own but is kept alive by its partnership with the normal, photosynthesising tissue.
References
Brockings Exotics Catalogue, 1997
A beautiful new cultivar from the USA. Foliage is slender in pale sea green with irregular silver and white markings. It grows to about 2m and is eventually topped by small apricot flowers. Needs to be grown in light shade and with adequate moisture to avoid scorch.
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc., 2000
Here’s another vigorously growing variegated Canna that everyone is talking about. This German introduction was discovered and named by the late Bob Hayes of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The bold green and white blocked patterns on the foliage make this a stunning centerpiece in any landscape. The white portions of the foliage tend to burn in sun, so we recommend light shade and plenty of moisture. In late summer, the plants are topped with inconspicuous small peachy flowers...WOW!!! We have been told that adding extra magnesium (Epsom Salts) to the soil will help prevent the foliage burning....we will see. ($25)
Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. © September 2000
Found growing in Stuttgart Botanic Garden apparently as a sport of C. heliconifolia and taken to the USA where it was successfully marketed, initially as ‘Stuttgart’ and later as ‘Striata’. Leaves decoratively streaked with cream. The cream areas have a tendency to scorch and turn brown. The plant occasionally reverts to plain green, and this reverted plant is identical to ‘Annei’ and in the USA is often known as ‘Omega’. Very tall to 2·5m.
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(T) This potentially beautiful cultivar is derived from C. Heliconifolia. The foliage is long and slender in pale sea green with irregular silver and white markings. However, it is rarely seen without scorch marks. To avoid bad scorching, it really needs to be grown in light shade and with adequate moisture, and even then it sometimes succumbs. Growing to about 2m (6½ft), it is eventually topped by small, apricot flowers. Its variability means that it is prone to reversion to the plain green form. Adequate stock should always be grown to allow for selection of good forms. It was imported to the USA by the late Bob Hayes of Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, from eh Stuttgart Garden. Generally widely available.
Aloha Tropicals, Internet October, 2001
Exceptional tall green sward shaped leaves, combined with wide irregular pure white striping/blotches make this Canna alone worth having, it is then topped off by petite salmon pink flowers. Height 6 to 9 feet. A sensational clumping variety for eye catching effect!
Rivendell Botanic Garden, List January 2001
As C. heliconifolia ‘Stuttgart’. Soft orange flowers, Leaves grey, green and white stripes. Tall.
French Grown Stock
1.3m. Foliage green striped with off-white. Orange flowers.
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Stuttgart' has a synonym 'Striata', but this is patently not correct as that is a separate and distinct cultivar also known incorrectly as Pretoria. This is a sensational clumping variety for eye catching effect growing to a height of 2.5m (8’). Even the stem has stunning variegation.
Size: A sensational clumping variety for eye catching effect growing to a height of 2.5m (8’). Even the stem has stunning variegation.
Flower: Small orange flowers.
Foliage: Striking green and white variegated leaves. Needs shade as it burns easily.
Origin: Found growing in a Stuttgart Botanic Garden, Germany by Bob Hayes of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA. Believed to be a sport of C. helifonica (which is undefined by botanists).
Rhizome: CPod: N Pollen: Y
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Anne Glancy, Gardening Australia.2005
Grown for the striking variegated leaves, though it needs to be grown in a shady situation or the leaves will burn.
Karchesky and Harris 2006
Large long slender variegated white, silver, and sea-green lance-shaped leaves. Pale apricot species-type flowers. Spectacular foliage canna, but has to be grown in light shade and good moisture to decrease scald. Adding Epsom Salts will help. Very tall height.
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