Canna ‘Marilyn’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: DAVIS Martin
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Martin Davis of Gloucester, England, Canna (Balisier) ‘Marilyn’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oblong shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Marilyn’ is available from specialist growers.
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