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Canna ‘Durban’
Synonym(s) : Red Durban
Group(s): Italian Group, Variegated Group, Sport Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: KELLY Herb.
Breeding: Sport of C. ‘Assaut’
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Herb Kelly, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Durban’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green, cream and pink variegated foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Durban’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Sport of C. ‘Assaut’.
Thor Dalebø