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Canna ‘Orange Punch’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Arkansas, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Orange Punch’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; round main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured tangerine-orange, throat yellow with tangerine-orange spots, staminodes are small, edges irregular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Orange Punch’ is generally available.
In hot, dry conditions, the stems are inclined to droop with the weight of flowers, a trait avoided by keeping the plant well watered. Thor Dalebø