Canna ‘Kronos’
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy, Canna (Balisier) ‘Kronos’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, green margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow with orange spots, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Kronos’ is available from specialist growers.
Kronos in Greek history, the Titan; father of the Olympians.Thor Dalebø