Tirol

Canna 'Tirol'

Canna 'Tirol'

syn Tyrol
(French Group)(Heritage Group)

Origin PFITZER Wilhelm
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Dark
Form Upright
Flower Pink
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by the Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany in 1930, Canna 'Tirol' is a medium sized cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, upright habit; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.

Canna 'Tirol' is available from specialist growers.

References

Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. © September 2000
W Pfitzer 1930. Tallish plant with pink flowers carried in a tight unruly cluster. Bronze foliage.

KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
W. Pfitzer, 1930; flowers azalea-pink (RHS 38A), veins deeper coloured, leaves green, height over 80 cm.

Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Medium sized, dark leaves and deep, salmon-pink blooms. Size: Medium Flower: Deep salmon pink. Foliage: Dark 

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