Canna ‘Radio’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany in 1933, Canna (Balisier) ‘Radio’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, pale yellow and ivory, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Radio’ is available from specialist growers.
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