Canna 'Tom Thumb'
(Miniature Group)
[All Thumbs Kin]
Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage unknown
Height Miniature, under 2ft/60cm
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Yellow
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Late spring to frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2000, Canna 'Tom Thumb' is a Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, acute apex, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are perfectly formed, miniature, open, canary-yellow heavily spotted with wine-red, staminodes are small, edges regular, petals green, 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 white; tillering is slow.
A member of the All Thumbs Kin series, Canna 'Tom Thumb' is available from specialist growers.
References
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