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Canna ‘patens’
Group(s): Wild Species
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Foliage: Green
Form: Arching
Tillering: Prolific
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Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘patens’ is a medium sized species; green foliage, very small, ovoid shaped, arching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, yellow with a wide red margin, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals yellow, partial self-cleaning, 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 white; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘patens’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø