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Canna ‘Verdi’
Synonym(s) : Brighton Orange,Eric Neubert,Eric Newbert,Saumur
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Early summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: KAPITEYN L.
Awards: Award of Garden Merit (AGM) 2002
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by L. Kapiteyn, Canna (Balisier) ‘Verdi’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured red-orange (32A), staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in early summer until frosts, 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Verdi’was awarded Award of Garden Merit (AGM) 2002; is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø