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| Canna 'Quasimodo' |
Origin Vilmorin-Andrieux
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Good
Awards 1893 RHS Highly Recommended
Available Specialist
Introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, Nurserymen, France in 1893, Canna 'Quasimodo' is a medium sized cultivar; mid green foliage, lanceolate shaped, acute apex, white margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; half-round flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, scarlet with a gold margin, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals green, 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 white and pink; tillering is good.
Canna 'Quasimodo' was awarded 1893, RHS Highly Recommended; is available from specialist growers.
References
RHS Award of Merit (Vilmorin 1893)
RHS Journal of 1894
RHS Journal of 1895
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