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Canna ‘compacta’
Group(s): Wild Species
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Roscoe.
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘compacta’ is a medium sized species; green foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating and also true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘compacta’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø