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| Canna 'Kreta' |
[Island Series]
Origin Takii Seeds
Parentage unknown
Height Small, under 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Red
Blooming Average bloomer
Flowering Summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist
Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan., Japan, Canna 'Kreta' is a small cultivar; green foliage, lanceolate shaped, acute apex, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are very narrow, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules subglobose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna 'Kreta' is available from specialist growers.
One of the Island Series, in total there are: C. 'Corsica', C. 'Gran Canaria', C. 'Kreta', and C. 'Madeira'. They were originally propagated as meristem cultures and distributed as small plugs, but apparently Canna does not lend itself easily to that form of culture and they have been removed from widespread commercial production.
References
David Clulow
See ‘Island Series’
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(S) delicate orange-red flowers. The foliage of this one is quite narrow.
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
BRI 7, registered 1/1/99
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