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Canna ‘Bethany’
Group(s): Italian Group, Variegated Group, Sport Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Average bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: WEST Brian
Breeding: Sport of C. ‘Bengal Tiger’
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Brian West, England in 2000, Canna (Balisier) ‘Bethany’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; variegated green and yellow foliage, elliptical-acuminate shaped, acute apex, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, orange (RHS 28B) with yellow (RHS 14B) blotches, staminodes are large, edges irregular, average bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Bethany’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Sport of C. ‘Bengal Tiger’.
Thor Dalebø