Ambassadour

Canna 'Ambassadour'

syns Cream, Creamy White 

(French Group)

Origin ARMSTRONG Robert
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower White
Blooming Low bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Dr. Robert J. Armstrong of Longwood Gardens, USA, Canna 'Ambassadour' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured cream, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, labellum is pale pink markings, stamen is cream with pale pink markings, petals green, fully self-cleaning, low 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; tillering is average.

Canna 'Ambassadour' is available from specialist growers. On the second day the creamy-white flowers fade to pure ivory, and it was at that time, classed as one of the few ‘whites’. 

References

Plant Introductions, Robert J. Armstrong Geneticist Longwood Gardens 1967-1999

A cream-coloured canna.

Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000

Flowers cream. Foliage green

Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. © September 2000

Large, well-shaped creamy white flowers, green foliage, medium size.

Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas

(M) This impressive cultivar is truly eye-catching with its large, creamy white, gladiolus-like flowers, the centre of each having a darker orange hue. On the second day, the flowers fade to pure ivory and it is, therefore, classed as one of the so-called whites. The leaves are large, paddle-like and slightly glaucous. The spelling of this and ‘Ambassador’ often cause confusion

Podgora Gardens Catalogue, 2004

Large creamy white. 105cm.

Claines Canna Collection 2006

Summary: A medium sized eye-stopper with large green leaves and large, creamy-white, gladiolus-like flowers which have at the centre a darker orange hue. On the second day the flowers fade to pure ivory, and it is therefore, classed as one of the few ‘whites’. 

Size: Medium Flower: 

Large, creamy-white, gladiolus-like flowers have at the centre a darker orange hue. 

Foliage: The leaves are large, paddle-like and slightly glaucous.  

RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE, 2 April 2006

Ambassadour' tentatively accepted name

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