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Canna ‘Bird of Paradise’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: WILLIAMS Brian
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Brian Williams, Louisville, Kentucky, USA in 2008, Canna (Balisier) ‘Bird of Paradise’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and white variegated foliage, large, lanceolate shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Bird of Paradise’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø