Margaret Strange

Canna 'Margaret Strange'

Canna 'Margaret Strange'

(Premier Group)

 
Origin RANGER James
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by James Ranger, England, Canna 'Margaret Strange' is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; dark foliage, large, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in early summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is low fertile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.

Canna 'Margaret Strange' is available from specialist growers.

References

Royal Horticultural Society, England – Canna Trial 2002

Sent by James Ranger.

KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004

Registration number 70276: flower orange-red (RHS 34A): Registered and introduced byJames Ranger, Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Claines Canna Collection 2006

Summary: Pink/mauve, dark foliage Size: Medium Flower: Pink/Mauve Foliage: Dark Origin: Raised by James Ranger. 

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