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Canna ‘Constitution’
Group(s): Conservatory Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: Longwood Gardens
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by R.J. Armstrong, of Longwood Gardens, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Constitution’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pink (RHS 54C), throat cream, staminodes are large, edges irregular, stamen is yellow with pink markings, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Constitution’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø