Canna ‘Jivago’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: TURC Ernest
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Ernest Turc Nursery, Angers, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Jivago’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; round main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured deep tangerine, throat yellow, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning, average 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 pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Jivago’ is available from specialist growers.
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