Freedom

Canna 'Freedom'

Canna 'Freedom'

(French Group)

 
Origin ARMSTRONG Robert
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Orange
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist

Introduced by Dr. Robert J. Armstrong of Longwood Gardens, USA, Canna 'Freedom' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured orange, throat yellow, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in early 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 slow.

Canna 'Freedom' is available from specialist growers.

Originally bred for its ability to tolerate Conservatory heat and moisture conditions, but prospers just as well outdoors in the border.

References

Plant Introductions, Robert J. Armstrong Geneticist Longwood Gardens 1967-1999
Orange flowers, green foliage.

Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(M) Yet another cultivar raised by Longwood Gardens. The flowers are yellow, flushed reddish-orange. Compact plants bear medium green leaves with transparent margins. Not as yet widely available.

KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
Main colour of flower orange (RHS 25A), leaf green, hybridized by R.J. Armstrong, USA and registered by: Longwood Gardens, USA.

Karchesky and Harris 2006
Longwoods Garden introduction. Gorgeous large wide-open hot orange flowers, yellow at the center. Blooms in multiples. Medium green leaves with transparent margins. Tight structure, medium in height. To us from our friends at Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, USA.

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