Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’

Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’

Synonym(s) : African Yellow,americanallis var. variegata,aureo-striata,Damascus Road,Imperialis,Kapit,malaweiensis variegata,Malaweinses,malawiensis variegata,Pallida Variegata,Panach,Panaché,Panaché [France],Praetoria,Pretoria,Pretoria Dwarf,Striata (2),Striatum,Striped Wonder,Tiger Stripe,Tropicanna Gold,Zebra Summer,Zebra Sunset
Group(s): Italian Group, Variegated Group, Sport Group

Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average

Origin:
Awards: 2002, ‘Award of Garden Merit’ (AGM) in the outdoor trials held at RHS Wisley, under the synonym of C. ‘Striata’
Availability: Generally available

Canna (Balisier) ‘Bengal Tiger’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; variegated green and yellow foliage, elliptical shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, orange and red-orange, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is average.

Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’was awarded 2002, ‘Award of Garden Merit’ (AGM) in the outdoor trials held at RHS Wisley, under the synonym of C. ‘Striata’; is generally available.

Thor Dalebø
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