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Canna ‘America’
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Breeding: President Carnot x C. flaccida Le Roi
Awards: RHS Award of Merit in 1897
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy, Canna (Balisier) ‘America’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage; oval main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, orient-red (RHS 42A) with salmon spots, throat yellow, staminodes are large, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter.
Canna ‘America’was awarded RHS Award of Merit in 1897; is available from specialist growers; breeding is President Carnot x C. flaccida Le Roi.
Thor Dalebø