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| Canna 'Pink Silk' |
Canna 'Pink Silk' (French Group)(Heritage Group)
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| Canna 'Pink Silk' |
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Pink
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist
Introduced by Sydney Percy-Lancaster, Alipore Cannas, India, Canna 'Pink Silk' is a medium sized cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are reflexed, self-coloured pink, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, stamen is pink streaked with gold, petals yellow, 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 globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink; tillering is slow.
Canna 'Pink Silk' is available from specialist growers.
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| Canna 'Pink Silk' |
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Another new one grown here for the first time this year. Thick, dark green foliage crowned by a delicate pink bloom.
Size: Medium
Flower: Pink
Foliage: Thick, dark green
Origin: From India
balisier,canna,cannacea,canna lily,canna seed,canna rhizome,canna plant,specialized growers
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