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Canna ‘Penn’
Group(s): Conservatory Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: ARMSTRONG Robert
Awards: A.G.M. RHS 2002
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Dr. Robert J. Armstrong of Longwood Gardens, USA in 1985, Canna (Balisier) ‘Penn’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured coral-pink (RHS 33D), staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good 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 white and pink; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Penn’was awarded A.G.M. RHS 2002; is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø