Canna ‘Elaroo’
Group(s): Australian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: White
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: YORKE Bernard
Breeding: Purpurea Floribuna x Bengal Tiger
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Bernard Yorke, Australia, Canna (Balisier) ‘Elaroo’ is a medium sized Australian Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured white, throat white rayed with old-rose, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Elaroo’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Purpurea Floribuna x Bengal Tiger.
Thor Dalebø