Canna ‘Conestoga’
Group(s): Conservatory Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: Longwood Gardens
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by R.J. Armstrong, of Longwood Gardens, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Conestoga’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, lanceolate shaped, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are cupped, self-coloured yellow (RHS 7D), staminodes are medium size, edges regular, 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 white; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Conestoga’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø