Canna 'Apricot Ice'
(French Group)
Origin Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Pink
Blooming Low bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist
Introduced by Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Arkansas, USA, Canna 'Apricot Ice' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, acute apex, white margin, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, stamen is apricot, style is apricot, petals yellow, 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 and pink; tillering is average.
Canna 'Apricot Ice' is available from specialist growers.
References
Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. © September 2000
An American Canna with true apricot-coloured flowers and green foliage. Can grow fairly tall, to 1·8 m.
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(M) Pure soft pale peach flowers over clean green leaves. It is generally self-cleaning and was raised by Kent Kelly
Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Soft pure light apricot pink blooms on clean medium green foliage. Grows to about 3·5ft. in height. Mostly self-cleaning
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