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Canna ‘Ambassador’
Synonym(s) : Ambassadeur,Ambassador Red,The Amabassador
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Ambassador’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; flowers are cupped, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Ambassador’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø