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Canna ‘Dr. Nansen’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: White
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Dr. Nansen’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured cream, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, 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 white; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Dr. Nansen’ is available from specialist growers.
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