Canna ‘Freedom’
Group(s): Conservatory Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: ARMSTRONG Robert
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Dr. Robert J. Armstrong of Longwood Gardens, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Freedom’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured orange, throat yellow, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Freedom’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø