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Canna ‘American Flag’
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA in 1902, Canna (Balisier) ‘American Flag’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, throat yellow, staminodes are large, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘American Flag’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø