Canna ‘Pandora’
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy in 1897, Canna (Balisier) ‘Pandora’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, orange-red with a narrow yellow margin, staminodes are large, 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Pandora’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø