Canna ‘Phasion’
Synonym(s) : Andalucia,B. Marley,Durban [Europe],Franciscus,Gold Ader,Inferno,Tarouking,Tropicana,Tropicanna,Tropicanna™,Variegated Pink Stripe
Group(s): Italian Group, Variegated Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society, England – Canna Trial 2002, granted Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Availability: Generally available
Canna (Balisier) ‘Phasion’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green, bronze and pink variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, red margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured red; flowers are open, tangerine-orange and burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Phasion’was awarded Royal Horticultural Society, England – Canna Trial 2002, granted Award of Garden Merit (AGM).; is generally available.
Thor Dalebø