Canna ‘Declaration’
Group(s): Conservatory Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: ARMSTRONG Robert
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Dr. Robert J. Armstrong of Longwood Gardens, USA in 1973, Canna (Balisier) ‘Declaration’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; light green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, throat scarlet with gold blotches, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Declaration’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø