Admiration

Canna 'Admiration'

Canna 'Admiration'

(Premier Group)
 
Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage Canna 'Auguste Ferrier' x C. 'Theresa Blakey'
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Pink
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Summer to frosts
Tillering Prolific
Available Specialist

Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2008, Canna 'Admiration' is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in 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 pink; tillering is prolific.

Canna 'Admiration'
Canna 'Admiration' is available from specialist growers; breeding is Canna 'Auguste Ferrier' x C. 'Theresa Blakey'.

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